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He made these remarks when Gwyn Lewis, the United Nations resident coordinator in Bangladesh, and Huma Khan, the senior human rights adviser at the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Bangladesh, called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna.

Gwyn Lewis said the UN is ready to provide technical support and assist the people of Bangladesh in building their capacity for this effort.

“This is part of the process of healing and establishing the truth,” Lewis said.

The chief adviser thanked the UN for its fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses related to the July-August 2024 protests in Bangladesh.

“We are very happy to see the UN report. It came on time. It was not an easy task,” he said.

The resident coordinator informed the chief adviser that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will brief member states on the report’s findings on March 5 during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council.

She expressed hope that the upcoming visit of UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Bangladesh would bring the Rohingya crisis back to the global agenda, amid dwindling aid supplies.

“We are very concerned about the financial situation,” she said, adding that $15 million per month is required just to ensure food supply for Rohingya refugees.

UN Secretary-General Guterres is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from March 13 to 16.