US in touch with India, other countries on Bangladesh

The US is in touch with its Indian partners as well as other countries in the region to discuss recent events in Bangladesh.

Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson, made the comment at the daily briefing in Washington on Wednesday, replying to a question.

He, however, did not mention the names of other countries in discussion and disclose the details of the content.

"I’m not going to get into private diplomatic discussions, but we continue to push for an end to violence in Bangladesh as well as continue to push for accountability and the respect for rule of law," he said.

Replying to a question on the letter of two Indian American congressmen, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Shri Thanedar, written separately to Secretary Blinken seeking his intervention and help in protecting the lives of Hindus in Bangladesh, he said: "So what I can say is that we engage with partners in Congress regularly.

"I’m not going to get into specific letters or engagements, but let me just note that the interim government, we welcome Dr Yunus’s call for calm and an end to the recent violence – of the new – and as well as we welcome the new government’s focus on restoring security and the protection of members of minority communities as well."

Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus took the charge of the interim government on August 8 following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina on August 5 amidst violent protests. Hasina is staying in India now.