190 eminent citizens castigate US envoy remarks on visa sanctions on media

190 eminent citizens castigate US envoy remarks on visa sanctions on media

A total of 190 eminent citizens expressed grave disappointment, at a recent statement issued by US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas, where the envoy announced that media persons would fall under the recently imposed visa sanction.
"We are deeply disappointed, at a recent statement issued by US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas where the envoy announced that media persons would fall under the recently imposed visa sanction," reads a press statement of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC).
The statement has been signed by 190 eminent citizens including writers, rights activists, minority community leaders, freedom fighters, martyred intellectual family members, anti-war crimes campaigners, journalists, cultural activists, among others.