Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen has directed newspersons to ask the US ambassador in Dhaka about the internal affairs including extra judicial killings, not about Bangladesh.
The minister made the direction in a statement sent to the media on Wednesday afternoon.
Abdul Momen said, “Please, you (newsmen) ask the US envoy why they cannot stop such extra judicial killings at their own country? Secondly, about 100,000 US citizens go missing every year. Even children are deprived of reuniting with their Hispanic parents. Ask the USA about their problems, not about Bangladesh.”
“It is not the responsibility of the USA to rule our country and its development. If the USA wants freedom of press, why have they censored broadcasting Russian television channel RT? If they want accountability, why are the US security forces or police not punished or held accountable for killing more than 1,000 citizens, mostly Black and Hispanic, every year?”
To the newsmen, foreign minister Abdul Momen wrote, “Why do you (journalists) not inquire Peter Haas that if their electoral process is fair why don't young Americans believe in their election system and why is there a low turnout among young Americans? Why is there a 25 per cent of voter turnout in each election? Is it a participatory electoral process?”
On Tuesday, US ambassador Peter Haas at programme said that his country wants to see a fair and internationally acceptable election in Bangladesh.
"The people of Bangladesh have to come forward to ensure the next national parliamentary elections are fair," the US ambassador said.
"The election process has informally started and which we can see in newspapers," he said.
"So it is for us from now on to remain alert about whether a free, fair and international standard election is being held."
