M Mushfiqul Fazal, State Department correspondent
The US State Department has said that dialogue is important to achieving a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
The State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said this at a regular press briefing on Tuesday while responding to queries on Bangladesh's situation.
Miller said they were engaging and will continue to engage with the government, opposition, civil society, and other stakeholders to urge them to work together for the benefit of the Bangladeshi people, and to ensure free and fair elections that are conducted in a peaceful manner.
The State Department spokesperson said the United States is closely monitoring the electoral environment in Bangladesh leading up to January’s national election, and they take incidents of violence very seriously.
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