Staff Correspondeny
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the newly elected US President Donald Trump was
misinformed about the issue of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh.
"Donald Trump was probably misinformed about the issue of persecution on minorities in Bangladesh.
Now, he is the President of the United States, he will definitely be able to see what really happened," he
told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy .
Alam said a lot of misinformation has been spread about the minorities.
As there is a US embassy in Dhaka, they will see what is happening in Bangladesh or whether there has
been any persecution on minorities, he said, adding that the newly elected US President will definitely
be able to know the real scenario.
The press secretary said a report, by the Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Council, mentioned that nine
people from the Hindu community were killed due to religious reasons.
But, he said, Netra News revealed that there was no religious reason behind their deaths. In most cases,
the deaths occurred due to personal enmity or political reasons, he said.
"We hope that minority religious leaders will present true reports on the issue and play a responsible
role to this end," the press secretary said.
About the reissuance of passports of former speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and her husband, he
said the government is probing the issue.
Deputy Press Secretaries Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Apurba Jahangir were present.
"I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are
getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh, which remains in a total state of chaos," Trump
wrote in X, formerly Twitter, on October 31 (Thursday).
Trump was misinformed: CA press wing
