As I have worked in the field of human resources management in a United Nations agency for some 11 years, I am conscious of some of the immunities we enjoy. When we inform our staff that they have no right to take legal action through their national legal system, we inform them of the existence of the Mediator, the Joint Appeals Board, the Panel on Discrimination and other Grievances, the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and, if it pertains to the UN Secretariat, the recourse procedures which exist there in. The UN Staff Regulations 11.2 state in no uncertain terms that the United Nations Administrative Tribunal shall, under conditions prescribed in its statute, hear and pass judgement upon applications from staff members alleging non-observance of their terms of appointment, including all pertinent regulations and rules.

I believe the system of legal justice in the UN is fair and equitable. It would be interesting to learn from the representation of the World Bank in Dhaka if it has in place a similar internal justice mechanism in place as in the UN. I believe the civil society in Bangladesh and the parliamentarians before passing this bill must be satisfied that there isn't a legal vacuum in respect of the privileges and immunities of the World Bank.