The United Nations (UN) has urged the Bangladesh authorities to ‘fully investigate’ the recent killing of a publisher and bring the perpetrators to justice. “We would clearly condemn the killing of the publisher we saw in Bangladesh, and we would very much call on the Government to fully investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice,” said Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. He made the remark while responding to a question at the regular briefing at the UN headquarters on Monday. Earlier, the UN office in Bangladesh strongly condemned brutal killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and the continued violence against the online community. The UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Robert D Watkins, said the killing must be condemned at all levels of political and religious leadership in order to prevent further attacks. “The perpetrators must also be brought to justice and the authorities need to provide immediate protection to citizens thought to be at risk,” he said. This murder and the violent assaults on Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, Tariq Rahim, and Ranadipan Basu are unacceptable attacks aimed to intimidate and restrict the right of individuals to express themselves freely, the UN Resident Coordinator said. — Dhaka, Nov 3 (UNB)
