Sullivan calls for protection of all minorities in B'desh

Amid growing outrage in the United States about the large-scale attack on minority Hindus and their places of worship in Bangladesh, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with the interim government's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and both leaders expressed commitment to protect human rights in the troubled South Asian nation.

- Press Trust of India

SAN FRANCISCO:

"Both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting the human rights of all people, regardless of religion," the White House said in a readout of the call between Sullivan and Yunus.

The call comes less than a month before the Biden administration passes on the power to Donald Trump, who would be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20 next year.

This also comes days after Indian American Democratic Congressman Shri Thanedar urged the White House to strongly raise the issue of attack on Hindus and destruction of temples in Bangladesh with the head of the country's interim government.