Reiterating its position on the January 5 polls, the US has said its commitment to work with Bangladesh and its people remained “undamaged.”
“As the US Ambassador here, I’ll do everything I can to support Bangladesh to move forward,” US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena said, adding that he envisaged to see Bangladesh as the next “Asian Tiger.”
He was talking to reporters after emerging from the oath-taking ceremony at Bangabhaban.
Conveying the US’ disappointment with the results of the parliamentary election, he called on the ruling party, the BNP and other parties to immediately engage in a dialogue for holding a credible election as soon as possible.
“We’re not very convinced that the results are credible reflections of the wills of the people of Bangladesh. So, we look forward to elections,” he said, adding that it was disappointing because more than half of the seats went uncontested and others had only token opposition.
“I think the US has already spoken very clearly about the elections process,” the US envoy said.
On January 7, the US Department of State issued a statement, expressing displeasure over the election and encouraged the government and opposition parties to engage in dialogue to find a way to hold a free, fair, peaceful and credible election soon.