US wants rights to be respected

The United States laid emphasis on catching "kingpins" and finding the sources of illegal drugs and bringing responsible persons to justice respecting human rights, reports UNB.

The country also expressed concern over the growing number of people dying in crackdown on drug dealers.

"I ask always human rights are respected and people everywhere can have the confidence that right individual has been caught," said US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday.

She also stressed on the punishment of right individual and cautioned that no one is taking the law in his own hand.

The US diplomat said it is really important to find out the sources of drug who are facilitating at the heart of drug trafficking and capturing and convicting not only the dealers but also the kingpins.

She was talking to reporters at the Secretariat after her prolonged meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.

Bernicat said she discussed a number of issues, including the "killings" that have been taking place as part of the government campaign against drugs.