US Takes No Side On Bangladeshi Politics

The United States has reiterated that they do not take any side on the domestic political affairs in Bangladesh.

‘I will just say that, no, we do not take a side on internal political matters,’ US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a regular media briefing in Washington on Thursday (October 26).

He made the comment when his attention was drawn about pro-BNP participants in Talk-shows who keep referring to November 3 deadline by the US to Bangladesh leadership.

Pro-opposition speakers in different talk shows are claiming that US issued a deadline to Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to resign by November 3 or face the music, the questioner said and sought a clarification.

Responding to another question, the spokesperson said that they were monitoring reports about former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s ‘deteriorating’ health.

‘We have encouraged the Bangladeshi government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for her. And I don’t have anything to add to – an internal legal process,’ Miller said.