Protest rallies were taken out in Dhaka and other places demanding justice for Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang province, local Bangladesh media reported. Their main objective was to condemn China for its alleged atrocities against the Uyghur Muslim minorities. Their collective message urged the global Muslim community and international powers to raise their voices against the reported Chinese abuses towards the Uyghurs. Earlier on Friday, the United States expressed strong condemnation for the reported life sentence handed down to Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut in China. Some government bodies, including the U.S. State Department, have even termed these actions as "genocide," a label that China vehemently denies, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 03, 2023 02:05 UTC