The interim government condemns the attack on adviser Mahfouz in London

Professor Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, has condemned the attack on information and broadcasting adviser Mahfuz Alam while leaving a program in London in the UK.

The chief adviser Verified Facebook was condemned in a statement on Saturday (September 12) at around 7:30 pm, where the government's steps were highlighted to ensure the security of the adviser Mahfouz.

The statement said that while leaving a program on the first anniversary of Bangladesh's July movement in the SOAS-University of London, a group of protesters laughed at the Bangladesh High Commission's vehicle and tried to block the vehicle for some time. London Metropolitan Police quickly intervened; According to the information received, Mafazul Alam was not in the attacked vehicle.

The Bangladesh High Commission said that the London police had kept in constant contact in the incident and guaranteed the security of the advisory programs.

The statement reminded that Mahfuz Alam was attacked in New York a few weeks before the incident in London. While staying there for government work, protesters fired eggs (and bottles according to multiple sources) and vandalized glass doors while in government work. In the incident, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the local authorities, even the Local Office of the State Department and asked for action.

Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam publicly condemned the attack. The government condemns the latest attack in the same conviction, as it was reported in New York.

The statement said that the authorities of both our government, the people of Bangladesh and the host countries stood by the civilization, and the terrorists stayed in the dark world of barbarism and repression.

There is no place for such behavior in democracy, where the argument is above violence, and the debate is on hooliganism, the statement says.

It also said that after the New York incident, it was said that violence was not a protest; Fear is not a free expression. These words are equally applicable to London.

We are again recycling the principle that after the New York incident, it was emphasized: freedom of expression, freedom of rally and the right of peaceful protests, but they should be applied with responsibility and honor.

Trying to notice the consulate's car or to prevent its course is not only a reckless act, but it also hurts all international practices that do not protect the dialogue between nations. We (London) recognize the Metropolitan Police's action and call for the continued coordination to identify the culprits and take appropriate legal action.

Message to those who have organized or assisted this behavior: Be adult. If you believe in your claim, present it in peaceful, lawful and dignified. Exhibits of eggs, fists and crowds cannot explain to anyone; They just prove that you have no arguments left.

A call on the university, venue and expatriate society: Be firm in the civilized discussion. Organize difficult discussions, but make sure the safety of the speaker, the audience and the legal protesters is maintained. The power of any movement is not determined in sound or violence; Rather, it depends on its discipline, dignity and responsibility.

In the wake of the London incident, the Bangladesh government has cleared the position:
1. The Metropolitan is calling on the police that completing full investigation into the incident, using video footage to bring vandalism, attacks and obstructive creators to bring under the law.
2. Political leaders and organizers of the expatriate society are calling on, regardless of group loyalty, to publicly condemn violence and intimidation.
3. The right to peaceful protest and equally without fear of government officials, students and citizens are renewing the rights of speech and rally.

At the end of the statement, it is said that democracy claims emotion; But it also claims self -restraint. The democratic development of Bangladesh, which protects the safety and dignity of all citizens, requires both.