Jos van Beurden writes:
In the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, an ancient Hindu statue, Durga killing the buffalo demon, is on display.
It was almost certainly smuggled out of Bangladesh. If nobody moves, the Durga will always remain in the Dutch capital.
Why has the museum, which has returned looted objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka, never acted on the information that the object on display is a tainted one?
Why has Bangladesh never claimed it, and what does this say about Bangladesh’s position in the global debate on the restitution of stolen collections?
