Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina responded to the ban, visa policy and sanctions given by the United States

 

In an interview published by the Voice of America website on Saturday, September 30, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh has now created ample employment opportunities in relation to the sanctions and visa policies of the United States. Therefore, it does not matter if Bangladeshis cannot go to America due to the sanctions, visa policies and sanctions of the United States. September 27 ( United States time) Shatarupa Barua interviewed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on behalf of Voice of America in Washington DC.

On May 24-2023 of this year, the United States Congressman Anthony Blinken announced a new visa policy by banning the entry of individuals who obstructed democratic, fair and participatory elections in Bangladesh. From the US Department of State.

When asked about the Prime Minister's reaction to the ban, visa policy and sanctions of the Americans during the meeting, he said, "When the Bangladesh Awami League government and its party have worked hard and struggled for a long time to improve the country's democracy, human rights, fair and participatory election environment and Bangladesh has become a developing country, why so many sanctions?" don't know that?

During the meeting, the Prime Minister said that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International and other local and foreign human rights organizations have explained the allegations regarding the disappearance of 15 years during the tenure of his government.

During the said meeting, he rejected the demands of the opposition parties to form the caretaker government through fair, impartial and participatory elections and said that it is not possible or there is no chance to go back to this system.

When asked about the cases of the opposition parties, he said that if there is a crime, there will be a case.

When asked about the accused Begum Khaleda Zia, who was sentenced in a political case, going out of the country for better treatment, the Prime Minister said that currently a government order has been issued to suspend her sentence and take treatment at her home and within the country.

The three answered questions related to the solution of the Rohingya crisis and security.