- The report quotes Hasina as accusing the US of overthrowing her.
- “We have not had any involvement,” the spokesman said.
- Hasina's son says the former PM never made any such statement.
The United States has dismissed allegations of its involvement in the overthrow of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently fled the country after resigning following deadly protests.
“We have had no involvement. Any reports or rumors that the United States government was involved in these events are simply false,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said at a news conference. Reuters reported.
Earlier on Sunday, Hasina accused the United States of playing a role in her ouster as they have a vested interest in controlling Bangladesh's St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal, as mentioned in a report in the Economic times.
The report further highlighted that the former Bangladeshi prime minister conveyed this message through her close aides.
Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed wrote in a post on X on Sunday that his mother never made such a statement.
“We believe that the people of Bangladesh should determine the future of the Bangladesh government and that is our position,” Jean-Pierre said.
Following Hasina's resignation, an interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus, was formed with the aim of holding elections in the country.
Bangladesh was engulfed in protests and violence after student protests last month against quotas reserving a large share of government jobs for certain groups escalated into a campaign to oust Hasina.
Hasina had won a fourth consecutive term in January in an election that the opposition boycotted and which the US State Department said was neither free nor fair.
Hasina left for New Delhi after leaving Bangladesh, ending her 15-year uninterrupted rule.
