US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York and discussed the Rohingya issue and the upcoming general election in Bangladesh.
The US embassy in Dhaka said Zeya had thanked Sheikh Hasina for the "generosity" of the Bangladesh government in their humanitarian assistance to nearly one million Rohingya refugees.
"US-Bangladeshi cooperation on this response is a powerful example of the partnership between the United States and Bangladesh," she said.
The embassy said the under secretary and the prime minister had also discussed the importance of free and fair elections.
"The United States is committed to advancing democracy and free elections all over the world and, as a partner to Bangladesh, seeks to support Prime Minister Hasina’s public calls for free and fair elections in Bangladesh that are carried out in a peaceful manner."