Bangladesh News

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Renata Lok Dessallien yesterday said the UN is ready to assist Bangladesh in trying war criminals.

“But we are yet to get any official proposal from the government,” she said while talking to reporters at the Secretariat after a meeting with the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shafique Ahmed.

Replying to questions from reporters, Renata said different countries formed war crimes tribunal to try war criminals and Bangladesh can also talk to the experts and seek assistance from the UN.

Reneta, however, said she thinks the present government would take initiatives to try the war criminals as it was mentioned in their election manifesto.

She said the UN would assist the government to strengthen the Human Rights Commission and capacity building of the judiciary to dispose of the cases quickly.

However, Law Minister barrister Shafique Ahmed told reporters that they had a talk about strengthening judiciary and quick disposal of cases.

Regarding the decision of expert committee formed to review the ordinances promulgated by the immediate past caretaker government, the minister said all the ordinances related to election and finance and having public importance would be placed in parliament as bills.

Some other ordinances will be placed in parliament for discussion and then parliament will take decision. The rest of the ordinances will be repealed automatically, the minister said.

Renata also met with Finance Minister AMA Muhith.