Online Desk: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said the newly elected US President Donald Trump was misinformed about the issue of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh.
“Donald Trump was probably misinformed about the issue of persecution on minorities in Bangladesh. Now, he is the President of the United States, he will definitely be able to see what really happened,” he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here this evening.
Alam said a lot of misinformation has been spread about the minorities.
As there is a US embassy in Dhaka, they will see what is happening in Bangladesh or whether there has been any persecution on minorities, he said, adding that the newly elected US President will definitely be able to know the real scenario.
The press secretary said a report, by the Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Council, mentioned that nine people from the Hindu community were killed due to religious reasons.
But, he said, Netra News revealed that there was no religious reason behind their deaths. In most cases, the deaths occurred due to personal enmity or political reasons, he said.
“We hope that minority religious leaders will present true reports on the issue and play a responsible role to this end,” the press secretary said.
About the reissuance of passports of former speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and her husband, he said the government is probing the issue.
Deputy Press Secretaries Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Apurba Jahangir were present.
“I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh, which remains in a total state of chaos,” Trump wrote in X, formerly Twitter, on October 31 (Thursday).
