The US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has said that his country wants to see a free and peaceful national parliamentary election in Bangladesh.
The US official made the statement during a regular media briefing on Wednesday.
He said: “We want to see a free and peaceful election in Bangladesh. That has been our policy, as I have made clear a number of times from here.”
Responding to a question about whether the US would condemn the "political violence orchestrated by the BNP" in the context of human rights, Miller redirected the discussion to his earlier statement on the consistent policy of the United States.
On November 1, the US spokesperson reiterated that the holding of a free and fair election is the responsibility of everyone — all political parties, voters, the government, security forces, civil society.
Earlier, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu in his letter also urged "dialogue without preconditions" between the three political parties,
Uzra Zeya, US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, echoed the call for free, fair, and peaceful parliamentary elections in Bangladesh during a meeting with Bangladesh's Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on September 18.
Similarly, John Kirby, US National Security Council coordinator for Strategic Communications, reiterated the same message during a media briefing at the White House on June 6.
