US reiterates no place for political violence in democracy

The United States has once again said that political violence has no place in a democracy and the US favors no political party in Bangladesh.

The US came up with the remarks centering the political programmes of both the ruling Awami League and opposition BNP to be held in Dhaka this afternoon.

"I will reiterate that political violence has no place in a democracy, and in the United States, we favor no political party," Principal Deputy Spokesperson at the US Department of State Vedant Patel said in a regular media briefing in Washington on July 27.

He said they support Bangladesh’s goal of holding free, fair, and peaceful elections.

Patel said they have also emphasized the importance of the United States and Bangladesh working together to achieve this goal.

"We certainly continue to believe that this endeavor has no space or room for political violence," he said.