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UN team in Dhaka to discuss probe process on human rights violations during Bangladesh unrest

Bangladesh witnessed chaos after PM Sheikh Hasina's govt collapsed on Aug 5 amid violent protests over quota reforms for government jobs. Before that, the anti-government protests had killed more than 500 people since mid-July. The UN human rights body said the number of reported killings in revenge attacks since August 5 remains to be determined

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Patients who were wounded by shotgun pellets during the student-led uprising that ousted the 15-year rule of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, at the National Institute of Opthalmology and Hospital in Dhaka. Pic/AFP

Patients who were wounded by shotgun pellets during the student-led uprising that ousted the 15-year rule of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, at the National Institute of Opthalmology and Hospital in Dhaka. Pic/AFP

A team of experts from the United Nations (UN) arrived in Dhaka on Thursday on an eight-day visit to discuss the process for investigating the human rights violations during the recent Bangladesh unrest, which led to the collapse of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government on August 5, news agency PTI reported.

"A team from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights will be visiting Dhaka from August 22 to August 29 for preliminary discussions with the Interim Government and other stakeholders," a media advisory sent by the Communication Team of UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Bangladesh stated.

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