Bangladesh must be respectful of democratic principles, said United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
"Any decisions that the interim government makes, they need to respect democratic principles, need to uphold the rule of law, need to reflect the will of the people," he said during a press briefing on Tuesday (6 August), reports AFP.
The remarks come after Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was tapped to lead an interim government following the ousting of Sheikh Hasina through a public uprising.
Meanwhile, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who met with Blinken and recently visited Bangladesh, called on all sides to avoid violence.
"We call on all parties to de-escalate and respect universal rights, and we urge a full and independent and impartial investigation into the events in recent weeks,’ Wong said after the talks at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
