The United Nations is observing present situation of Bangladesh over the conviction of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case.
UN Secretary-General`s deputy spokesman Farhan Haq came up with the statement at a regular press briefing on Thursday at the organisation`s headquarters in the United States.
A journalist presented the latest situation of Bangladesh during the question-answer session of the regular press briefing.
It was also asked whether any special envoy will be sent to observe the situation in Bangladesh.
In response, Haq said, "We only recently received the report concerning the arrest and the subsequent events. We are monitoring what the events are on the ground and we will react accordingly."
"We would, of course, be concerned about any reports of violence and at this point, we call on all sides to maintain calm and we expect to have a further reaction after we have evaluated the situation further."
Asked whether the conviction of Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman is the process to eradicate them from the general election, he said, "We are not ready to say anything on whether the verdict will have any effect on the election. We are analysing the situation."
"We are just monitoring what the latest developments regarding this verdict are, and we expect that we will say something more once we have evaluated the situation," he said.
"It is too early to judge what impact this will have, but, yes, we do continue to call for an inclusive and democratic process in the country," he added, according to UNB.
