Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said he is unaware of the individuals to whom the United States has applied visa restrictions to.
“It is up to those who have imposed the visa ban,” he said while replying to a question from reporters after a meeting with UN Assistant Secretary‑General for Safety and Security Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday.
"It is their decision to determine whom they permit to enter their country and whom they choose to restrict. We have no comments on this matter,” he said.
He added that the US did not formally inform the government of the visa restrictions. “So we only know what we have heard.”
On Friday, the US Department of State said it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on Bangladeshi individuals responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh.
These individuals include members of law enforcement agencies, the ruling party, and the political opposition, the US State Department said in a statement.
It, however, did not disclose the names of those individuals.
On May 24, the US announced that it would be able to restrict the issuance of visas for any Bangladeshi individuals.
The US notified the Bangladeshi government of this decision on May 3.
