Although their reasons are different, both the Awami League and BNP welcoming the new US visa policy is quite embarrassing for Bangladesh because, after all, it is the political parties that are responsible for this humiliating measure through their undemocratic behaviour and tendency to disrupt free and fair election processes.
US visa policy: Taking note of the new US visa policy, the foreign ministry yesterday said Bangladesh appreciates that the international community, including the US, firmly stands by the prime minister’s commitment to ensure free and fair elections.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today said his country's new policy of restricting US visas for those who undermine the democratic election process in Bangladesh was a show of support to anyone who called for free and fair elections in the country
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that these restrictions should not be seen as the US making allegations against the Bangladesh government.
US visa policy: US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu spoke to Tritiyo Matra, the talk show on Channel I, about the US's new visa policy of imposing restrictions on individuals.