Denying any comment on the new US visa policy, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir on Thursday said that EC has nothing to say about bilateral issues.
“It is a bilateral matter, not a concern of the election commission. The EC's job is to conduct fair elections and for this we will do whatever is necessary on behalf of the commission.”
He came up with the comments while responding to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the morning.
He also said: "Whoever has obstructed is not a part of the commission. They will be able to tell what understanding they have or what will happen with any state or government in that regard. I have nothing to say about this.”
The United States has announced a new visa policy that will allow its government to restrict the issuance of visas for any Bangladeshi individual, believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic election process.
This includes current and former Bangladeshi officials, members of pro-government and opposition political parties, and members of law enforcement, the judiciary, and security services.
The US notified the Bangladeshi government of this decision on May 3, Secretary of State Antony J Blinken said in a statement on Wednesday.
On Sunday, the US Embassy in Dhaka issued a “Demonstration Alert”, asking US citizens in Bangladesh to move with caution and avoid protests.
