“We cannot accept the unacceptable: these vile acts of violence must stop,” Pierre Mayaudon said after a visit to the burn institute, adjacent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, on Tuesday morning.
He visited the centre to learn first-hand on how the already overcrowded hospital grapples with a spate of burn victims rushed in during the blockade.
The Ambassador also looked into the possibilities of the EU’s assistance for the unit.
He said this visit gave him and his colleagues “the crude vision of a terrifying reality”.
He admired the medical team who were providing services and conveyed his sympathy and solidarity to all the victims, with “special thoughts for the very young ones”.
“The EU stands by the side of the victims, worldwide,” he said.
“We intervene through ECHO, our Humanitarian Directorate, mostly for natural disaster relief but also in case of man-made disasters.
“This is obviously the case here: innocent victims are targeted in the most barbaric manner,” he said.