UN urges restraint amidst fresh violence in B’desh
2 Nov 2013 5:47 AM IST
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has urged Bangladesh’s major political parties to exercise restraints ahead of parliamentary polls due in January, amid the latest wave of deadly violence that has claimed 18 lives.
Ban was concerned about ‘the latest wave of deadly violence in Bangladesh ahead of parliamentary elections due by January’ as the evolving situation intensified the UN worries, a spokesman of the UN chief said on Thursday.
‘He calls on all concerned to respect the rule of law, exercise restraint and to express their views peacefully,’ the spokesperson said. The spokesman, however, said Ban was hopeful that the recent steps to initiate dialogue would as he urged all parties to ensure an environment ‘conducive to credible and peaceful elections’.
Ban earlier called up prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her archrival Khaleda Zia of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) seeking to bridge their gaps over the electoral system.
Ban was concerned about ‘the latest wave of deadly violence in Bangladesh ahead of parliamentary elections due by January’ as the evolving situation intensified the UN worries, a spokesman of the UN chief said on Thursday.
‘He calls on all concerned to respect the rule of law, exercise restraint and to express their views peacefully,’ the spokesperson said. The spokesman, however, said Ban was hopeful that the recent steps to initiate dialogue would as he urged all parties to ensure an environment ‘conducive to credible and peaceful elections’.
Ban earlier called up prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her archrival Khaleda Zia of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) seeking to bridge their gaps over the electoral system.
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