Today, I announced a new visa policy to promote free and fair elections. Under this policy, we can impose visa restrictions on individuals and their immediate family members if they are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh. — Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) May 24, 2023The political opposition is immensely happy that these restrictions are now the focus of Bangladesh policy in Washington. Of course, it is imperative that we have good elections, voting which is beyond question or doubt, take place later this year or early next year. One does not quite feel like saying it, but the fact remains that Bangladesh is not a banana republic.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 09, 2023 14:10 UTC