White House defused allegations of the United States being involved in the ongoing political crisis of Bangladesh which led to the resignation and fleeing of the country's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
“We have had no involvement at all. Any reports or rumours that the United States government was involved in these events is simply false. That is not true,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Monday.
White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre has addressed claims attributed to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, purportedly suggesting she could have maintained power by compromising the sovereignty of St Martin's Island and allowing US dominance in the Bay of Bengal.
However, Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, has vehemently denied that his mother made such a statement.
“The recent resignation statement attributed to my mother published in a newspaper is completely false and fabricated. I have just confirmed with her that she did not make any statement either before or since leaving Dhaka,” Wazed said in a post on X.
The White House said it is the right and privilege of the people of Bangladesh to choose their destiny.
“This (electing their leader) is a choice for and by the Bangladeshi people. We believe that the Bangladeshi people should determine the future of their government, and that's where we stand. Any allegations, certainly, we will continue to say, and I have said here, is simply not true,” Jean-Pierre said.
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