The United States have called for stopping violence against minorities in Bangladesh , asking all political parties to oppose it and the government to use its power to maintain law and order.
Published : 18 Jan 2014, 10:43 AM
The State Department’s Spokesperson Jen Psaki told a press briefing in Washington that US was ‘disappointed’ at recent incidents of violence against minorities.
The post Jan 5 elections was marked by attacks against Hindus in many areas of Bangladesh, especially in Jessore.
They were allegedly attacked for voting in the parliament elections that the BNP-led opposition alliance had called all to boycott.