UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Dhaka

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is scheduled to visit Bangladesh in September.

It is expected that if everything remains okay, then Volker Turk will arrive Dhaka in the second week of September.

Following the issue, an official of the foreign ministry said that Volker Turk has already spoken with the Chief Adviser. Maximum assistance has also been given by the UN.

During the anti-discrimination student movement in Bangladesh, Volker Turk made several statements calling for the protection of human rights.