The government will take action over the harassment of Professor Muhammad Yunus, former chief adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York, United States, Prime Minister’s Information Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said.

He made the remarks on Tuesday (October 13) while responding to questions from journalists at a press conference held at the conference room of the Department of Information at the Secretariat.

A video circulating on social media shows several people approaching Dr Yunus, who was seated in a wheelchair inside the airport, and shouting slogans at him. The protesters were heard shouting, “You are a terrorist” and “Why you come here?”

The demonstrators also accused Dr Yunus of destroying democracy in Bangladesh and chanted various slogans concerning the role of the country’s police force.

At one point, Dr Yunus moved forward with assistance from an aide accompanying him.