DHAKA - Bangladesh will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its elections, authorities said on Thursday (May 25), a day after the United States threatened curbs on citizens of the South Asian nation who undermine them. Concern flared after accusations of vote-rigging and the targeting of the political opposition marred national elections in 2014 and...
A presiding officer counts votes at a voting center after the session has ended in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec 30, 2018.DHAKA - Bangladesh will take steps to tackle and prevent unlawful practices or interference in its elections, authorities said on Thursday , a day after the United States threatened curbs on citizens of the South Asian nation who undermine them.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States is adopting a new policy to restrict visas for Bangladeshis who undermine the democratic election process at home. "The electoral process will remain under strict vigilance, including by international observers as accredited by the Election Commission," it added in a statement.
Hasina, who has kept tight control of the South Asian nation since coming to power in 2009, has been accused of human rights violations, obliteration of press freedom, suppression of dissent and the jailing of critics, including many supporters of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party .
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