Diplomatic immunity
The arrest of the erstwhile IMF chief in New York for criminal charges shows that there is no diplomatic immunity in western countries for institutions like WB, IMF or UN bodies. This brings to mind various demands (a few years back) by such bodies for diplomatic immunity in developing countries including Bangladesh. No matter how much carrot is dangled before us in the name of development aid, we should give no diplomatic immunity to such organisations unless it is accepted worldwide as under the Geneva Convention.
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