Ties between the US and Bangladesh that had deteriorated sharply in the run-up to 7 January parliamentary elections in the south Asian country are now ready for a reset.
Thanks to persistent nudging by India over the last few months, the US state department has ultimately realised the folly of its hawkish stance towards Bangladesh over alleged human rights violations and its other pet peeves about ‘democracy’.
The US had severely criticised the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in Bangladesh over largescale arrests of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and…
