The United Nations has said Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is a friend of the UN, and he has been critical of the development work they do.
“Professor Yunus has been a dear friend of the United Nations throughout his career,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, told reporters in a regular briefing in New York on Wednesday.
He said the UN country team in Bangladesh continues to follow Prof Yunus’ case very closely.
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud recently reiterated that the trial regarding the case against Yunus is underway very transparently.
"Bangladesh's judiciary is very transparent. The trial against Prof Yunus is going on in a very transparent way," he said, adding that securing bail is evidence that the trial is underway very transparently.
