As the Gaza-bound flotilla continues its journey in a bid to end media blackout and deliver humanitarian aid, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today lauded Shahidul Alam and voiced support for his cause.
“We are closely monitoring the status and safety of those participating in the historic flotilla for Gaza, especially world-renowned photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam,” said his press wing in a statement tonight.
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“Shahidul has approached this mission with the same courage, resolve and unwavering spirit he showed when he endured 107 days in prison in 2018 for speaking out against injustice under the Hasina government,” it said.
He stands today as a shining embodiment of the unyielding spirit of Bangladesh, read the statement.
“As I declared before the United Nations General Assembly last month, the indifference to human pain is destroying the progress humanity has built through decades of struggle,” said Yunus.
Nowhere is this tragedy more visible than in Gaza. Children are dying of hunger. Civilians are being killed without distinction. Entire neighborhoods, including hospitals and schools, are being wiped from the map.
“We stand with Shahidul Alam and with Gaza — now and forever,” added the statement.
Shahidul joined the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) as the first Bangladeshi, in an attempt to break the siege and information-media blackout in famine-struck Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.