During a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said: “Bangladesh completely rejects the US State Department’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018. The report is one-sided, using figures from various organizations in Bangladesh without a rigorous investigation. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque were also present at the briefing. The report published by the US State Department on Wednesday said: “The [Bangladesh] government limited or restricted the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association. There is a law for the right to peaceful assembly, but the government limited this right.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 18, 2019 15:56 UTC