Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 31
The US embassy in Dhaka has not confirmed the visa revocation
Dhaka correspondent: Following her resignation as prime minister and subsequent asylum in India, reports have surfaced that the United States has cancelled the visa of Awami League President and former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
Several media outlets have highlighted this development, although the US embassy in Dhaka has remained silent on the matter, citing confidentiality.
Indian news outlet News18 reported on Tuesday, citing opposition political sources in Bangladesh, that the US has revoked Hasina’s visa.
This comes amid reports that Western countries are reluctant to provide asylum or support to Hasina.
A spokesperson from the US embassy in Dhaka said, “US visa information is confidential under US law. Therefore, we do not discuss individual visa matters.”
Hasina resigned under pressure from widespread student and public protests, flew to India on Monday afternoon with her sister Sheikh Rehana, on board a military aircraft.
The plane landed at Hindon Airbase, 31 kilometres from Delhi, at 5:36pm local time.
Upon arrival, she was received by Air Officer Commanding, or AOC, Sanjay Chopra.
She also met Air Marshal PM Sinha, chief of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
Indian media reported on Monday that Hasina has applied for political asylum in the UK. If granted, she intends to go there.
