Robert Frederick Zenon “Bob” Geldof, a singer, songwriter and political activist labelled Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as “one of the great ethnic cleansers of our planet”, reports The Guardian. During his speech at the One Young World summit in the Colombian capital of Bogotá, Geldof condemned Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump along with many others as “autocrats [who] insult us as human beings”. Geldof expressed his discontent towards the leaders, which also included 1991 Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 500,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since August 25, taking refuge in makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar. Geldof, at the One Young World summit, said that young leaders need to engage with a whole new prospectus in order to tackle the present century, where change can meet the requirements of society.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 06, 2017 09:22 UTC