Ahead of political rallies of the ruling and opposition parties in Dhaka, the United States has reiterated that political violence has no place in a democracy and that the US favors no political party in Bangladesh.
"I will reiterate that political violence has no place in a democracy, and in the United States, we favor no political party," Principal Deputy Spokesperson at the US Department of State Vedant Patel said in a regular media briefing in Washington on July 27.
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He said they support Bangladesh’s goal of holding free, fair, and peaceful elections.
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Patel said they have also emphasized the importance of the United States and Bangladesh working together to achieve this goal.
"We certainly continue to believe that this endeavor has no space or room for political violence," he said.
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