Six European parliamentarians in a joint letter on Monday urged the High Representative of the parliament for taking actions to restore democracy in Bangladesh.

The letter to Josep Borrell, also the vice-president of the European Commission, urged him for taking initiatives to end to the violation of human rights and to find out a sustainable and democratic solution to the ongoing political crises.

The signatories in the letter are Ivan ŠTEFANEC (EPP, Slovak Republic), Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ (EPP, Czech Republic), Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, Bulgaria) and Karen MELCHIOR (Renew, Denmark), Javier NART (Renew, Spain), and Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, Finland).

The letter said current government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazad of Bangladesh, in power since 2009, has curtailed the democratic space for the citizens and failed to show respect to their fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution.

To consolidate its powers, the regime has been resorting to extrajudicial killings, abductions, tortures and false cases against the leaders and activists of the opposition political parties.