The Congress of Bangladeshi Americans has requested the US senators not to take the side of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and instead support employees "deprived of their legal and financial rights."
"We request that you and the other Senators verify the facts of the allegations brought against Dr Yunus by his employees, not the government of Bangladesh. If necessary, we urge you to send international experts and lawyers to Bangladesh to assess the legal proceedings and examine documents involving the charges against Yunus," said the Bangladeshi Americans.
They also encouraged the senators to withdraw their names from the letter, which they consider "defamatory and based on unsubstantiated facts."
The Bangladeshi Americans expressed their disappointment with the letter they (12 senators) signed and addressed to Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 22, 2024.
Referring to a letter the senators wrote to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, they urged the US senators to research the subject and respect the office of the Prime Minister.