The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said in a statement that they are "closely following" developments related to anti-drug operations in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.
It also urged member states to adhere to their commitments "to promote balanced, human rights-based approaches to drug control".
The spokesperson of the UN body issued the statement from Vienna in response to media and civil society enquiries regarding reports from Bangladesh on anti-drug operations that have allegedly resulted in dozens of deaths.
"UNODC urges all Member States to adhere to their commitments to promote balanced, human rights-based approaches to drug control, in line with the three international drug control conventions and the outcome document of the United Nations General Assembly special session on the world drug problem.
"We stand ready to engage with all countries to help bring criminals to justice with the appropriate legal safeguards, in line with international standards and norms, and to promote evidence-based prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration, "read the statement.
Meanwhile, UNB adds: Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Cumilla and Cox's Bazar districts early Saturday.
In Cumilla, a suspected drug peddler was killed in a predawn 'gunfight' with police at Shitolia Koraiban in Ujirpur union of Chauddagram upazila.
After the gunfight, police spotted the bullet-riddled body of Saddam Hossain, 38, son of Abul Hashem of Baghbari village, from the spot.
In Cox's Bazar, suspected Yaba trader Shahjahan, also chief of a terrorist group 'Shahjahan group',was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of Yaba traders.
