Bangladesh: US envoy voices concern over press freedom, DSA

DHAKA, 02 June 2022, (TON): US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said “they were concerned about press freedom, especially the Digital Security Act, and several draft laws and regulations that could inhibit press freedom in Bangladesh.”

He said while responding to questions “we are concerned about human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.”

He said “when it comes to democracy and human rights, the United States raised their concerns publicly and privately.”

Haas, who has been in Bangladesh as US ambassador for about three months, said that the US wanted the RAB to be held accountable and avoid potential human rights abuses and efforts to make sure that those abuses do not happen again in the future.

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