US: Bangladesh expected to follow human rights rules
Washington, DC: The US State Department said on Monday that the US expects Bangladesh to respect human rights laws and treat its own people fairly in regard to the When asked to reply to the Bangladesh Army Chief’s predictions of impending Islamist extremist assaults on Bangladesh, US State Department spokesman Tammy Bruce said that Bangladesh is obliged to respect human rights laws and treat its own population fairly.
Bruce said that the US expects all nations to adhere to human rights when questioned about the increase in assaults by extremist groups.
“What’s most important in the nature of how we handle other countries, what we expect of them if we consider them our friends, the diplomatic scenario,” she said during the toast.
“We anticipate that all nations, including Bangladesh and others, would uphold human rights norms and be considerate and equitable in their treatment of their own population and their expectations of their government. That, in my opinion, is a country’s north star,” Bruce said.
The comments follow US Department of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce’s March 20 news conference in which she denounced the violence against minorities in Bangladesh.
When questioned about the recent criticism of Bangladesh by US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the State Department emphasized the need to lower the number of violent incidents in the nation.
“We applaud the actions done by Bangladesh’s interim administration to guarantee everyone’s safety and security in Bangladesh and condemn any acts of violence or intolerance against members of minority populations in any nation. What we’re seeing is that. We anticipate that. And that’s what’s going to continue,” Bruce said.
The interim administration of Bangladesh has voiced serious concerns over Tulsi Gabbard’s statements, calling them “misleading and damaging” to the nation’s name and image.
