‘Some powerful countries using HR, democracy, as tool of exploitation’

UNB :
Without mentioning any name, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said it is “shameful” that certain quarters utilise democracy and human rights as their preferred tool to keep pressure on countries, thus pursuing their narrow national interest.

“By selectively picking countries to achieve their own narrow national interest, a few powerful countries have been using human rights, democracy, good governance, free and fair elections, enforced disappearance as their tool of exploitation,” he said adding that this has contributed to the eroding of trust and solidarity among nations, which is the worst of all crises.

Speaking as the chief guest at a seminar, Momen said interestingly it is unique for Bangladesh that a few disgruntled Bangladeshis living abroad and at times, paid by interested groups are assisting them to achieve these narrow goals by false and fabricated propaganda at home and abroad.