DHAKA, Dec 12, 2021 (BSS) - Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 
Minister Anisul Huq today said the allegations by the US regarding human 
rights violation in Bangladesh, are unfortunate and imaginary.  

    "The US restriction on seven former and current officials of Rapid Action 
Battalion (RAB) is unfortunate. Those, who believe in the rule of law and 
democracy, have a responsibility and that is to follow appropriate process, 
hearing self defence statements of the accused persons. But it is very 
unfortunate that they have imposed the restriction without even giving any 
opportunities for self defence," he said.  

    The minister said this while talking to newsmen after coming out of an 
inaugural function of 26th Judicial Administration Training Course for 
District and Sessions Judges and Metropolitan Sessions Judges at Judicial 
Administrative Training Institute (JATI) in the capital.  

    Presided over by JATI Director General Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, the 
inaugural function was also addressed by Law and Justice Division Secretary 
Md Golam Sarwer and JATI Director Golam Kibria.  

    "I want to say one thing straight, the allegations against the RAB and 
other agencies are not true and these allegations are imaginary. No 
extrajudicial killing took place in Bangladesh," the law minister added.  

    While replying to a question on the initiatives about bringing back two 
fugitive convicts in intellectuals killing case, from the UK, Anisul Huq said 
he met the British envoy in Bangladesh two days earlier and he (Huq) again 
raised the demand for repatriation of those two.  

    "The British High Commissioner told me to raise the demand officially, 
and we would do it," he further said.