A US delegation visiting Bangladesh has called on the government to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of Shahidul Islam, a labour leader, in Gazipur. The team, led by senior US diplomat Uzra Zeya, made the call during a meeting with Law Minister Anisul Huq at the Secretariat on Thursday. Zeya, the under secretary of state for democracy and human rights, is in Dhaka on a four-day trip to discuss a range of issues, including human and labour rights, elections and the Rohingya crisis.

Source: bd News24 July 13, 2023 10:26 UTC