" Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus seeking release of protesters in UAE ". 12 August 2024

Bangladesh's interim government has hired a lawyer to work on the release of 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates after protesting against the rule of Sheikh Hasina.

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Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the interim government's foreign affairs adviser, Touhid Hossain, said Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate who has stepped in to lead Bangladesh through the political transition as "chief advisor", had vowed to free the Bangladeshis detained in the UAE.

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"Most workers who travel to the UAE come from rural areas where they might not have a high level of education or aware of what rules they have to abide by in the UAE."

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The Foundation for Law and Development (Flood), a collective of lawyers in Bangladesh that has been working to free the detained protesters, welcomed the interim government's announcement.