Bangladesh government Thursday termed the U.S. State Department's human rights practices report-2007 on Bangladesh disappointing for its "lack of balance" in presenting the country's ground realities, private news agency UNB reported Thursday.
The state department report released in Washington Tuesday said the Bangladesh caretaker government's human rights record worsened, in part due to the state of emergency and postponement of elections.
Reacting to the report, Bangladeshi foreign ministry said Bangladesh is committed to upholding human rights of all its citizens in accordance with its constitutional obligations.
A spokesman for the ministry noted that all, including the international community, know the circumstances which led to the declaration of state of emergency early January 2007.
"It is understood that during the State of Emergency, some fundamental rights remain suspended. However, the government is extremely careful in enforcing such provisions so that the fundamental rights are not infringed," the spokesman said.
The spokesman also said that the government is disappointed at the report's lack of balance as it failed to mention the significant reform measures taken by the caretaker government for consolidating and sustaining democracy.
Source: Xinhua
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