AL wants to see human rights protected in US, Europe: Hasan

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said there is a necessity for all the countries to work together to improve human rights records, including in the United States and Europe, reports UNB.

"Look, the human rights situation in Bangladesh is much better than many other countries in the world. In human rights, no country is perfect," he told journalists while responding to a question at Foreign Service Academy.

He referred to what is happening in the US and said Bangladesh does not suffer police brutality, as seen in the policing of students' protests on US college campuses.

"We are watching the brutality on televisions. Even teachers were not spared," Hasan said, adding that such a scenario is not seen when the Bangladesh Awami League remains in power.

He, however, said it was seen during martial law, Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad regimes.

The foreign minister said they want to work with the development partners on the human rights front and want to see human rights are protected in the US and Europe.