White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said that The United States has had no involvement in removing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power.
"Any reports or a rumor that the United States government was involved in these in these events is simply, simply false. That is not true," the press secretary said replying to a question at a regular briefing in Washington.
A report in the Economic Times newspaper in India on Sunday had cited Hasina as accusing the U.S. of playing a role in ousting her because it wanted control over Bangladesh's Saint Martin island in the Bay of Bengal. The newspaper said Hasina had conveyed that message to it through her close associates.
Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed, in a post on X on Sunday, said she never made any such statement.
He said there had been reports that she accused the US behind the uprising as she did not allow Washington to have access to Bangladesh's Saint Martin's Island as a military base.
"This is a choice for and by the Bangladeshi people. We believe that the Bangladeshi people should determine the future of the Bangladeshi government, and that's where we stand. Any allegations, certainly, we will continue to say, and I have said here, is simply not true."
Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5 amidst protests and fled to India.
Her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, however, rejected that the former prime minister did not make any comment after she left Bangladesh.
Replying to another question, the press secretary said they are continuing to monitor the ongoing situation in Bangladesh.
"When it comes to any type of human rights issues here, the president is always has been very consistent in speaking loud and clears in public and also privately."
