On August 12, the White House stated that the United States played no role in the overthrow of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently resigned and left the South Asian nation after 15 years in power.
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| The US insists it has no involvement in the overthrow of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has since resigned and left the country. |
India's ANI news agency quoted White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre at a press conference as emphasizing: "We have absolutely no involvement. Any reports or rumors suggesting that the US government is involved in these events are completely false."
According to Jean-Pierre, the US position is that "the people of Bangladesh should decide the future of their government."
The day before, India's Economic Times quoted a letter from former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina alleging that the US played a role in her overthrow.
The letter read: “I have resigned as Prime Minister. I could have remained in power if I had relinquished sovereignty over St. Martin’s Island and allowed the U.S. to control the Bay of Bengal.”
According to the Economic Times , Hasina conveyed this message to the newspaper through her close associates.
However, in a social media post on August 11th, Sajeeb Wazed, Hasina's son, asserted that his mother had never made any such statements.
The Indian news site Firstpost previously revealed that the US had offered to lease St. Martin Island to build an air and naval base.
On August 5th, Hasina was forced to leave her official residence in the capital Dhaka for a safer location amid the unrest in Bangladesh, as the student protest movement against the government escalated, demanding her resignation.
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has been officially appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government and was sworn in on August 8th.
Regarding developments in Bangladesh, on August 12, police in the capital Dhaka resumed patrols on the streets, after a week-long strike due to concerns about security risks from violent protests.
Violent protests in Bangladesh over the past few weeks have resulted in hundreds of deaths. During the protests, more than 400 police stations were attacked, some of them burned down. Several police officers were attacked or killed.
On August 6th, the Bangladesh Police Association announced an indefinite strike "until the safety of all police officers is guaranteed".
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