Chief Advisor Yunus calls for a society with no more unclaimed bodies

He says he has heard the word 'unclaimed' in connection with corpses and the activities of Anjuman Mufidul Islam

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called for establishment of a society where there will be no more unclaimed bodies.

Speaking at the inauguration of a building of Anjuman Mufidul Islam in Dhaka’s Kakrail on Monday, he said: "We want a society where there will be no unclaimed bodies. That's ‘our’ goal as well."

Noting “Anjuman Mufidul Islam” as a unique institution for the burial of unclaimed bodies, Yunus said: "If they weren't there, we wouldn't know what happened to these bodies. Now we know they were given a dignified burial as they are there.

"I am very happy to be here. I've been hearing the name since childhood. A strange name and I didn't know any explanation, I just knew unclaimed bodies."

"I heard the word 'unclaimed' with corpses and from the activities of Anjuman Mufidul Islam. I never knew who they were, but I witnessed it today.

"It seems the organisation emerges from a world and picks up if there is any dead body. It's a dreamy thing. No matter how remote and how difficult the situation is, the name of Anjuman Mufidul Islam comes."

Yunus said, "I was very surprised. I didn’t know who it was, but it's making headlines every day. Later I heard it works all over the country.

"I have never seen any of their statements in any newspaper and don't know whether they gave any speech, but I didn't notice that they are taking any credit for this work.”

He continued, "This name has come into the limelight during the coronavirus pandemic. So I see they are all around me. As soon as I got acquainted, I saw that many big people were involved in it from birth. I didn't even know it was founded in 1905.

“It was nice to see the organisation’s volunteers today. They are involved in other activities as well besides burying bodies."