Letter from senators and congressmen to Blinken to take action against Bangladeshi officials 22 senators and congressmen of the United States have sent a letter to the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressing concern about the violence and human rights situation in Bangladesh around the quota reform movement. In the letter, they said that in recent times, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government has used state security forces to suppress student protests. Violence and clashes have also resulted in loss of life. In the letter, the US legislators wrote, referring to the last seven January elections in Bangladesh, the ruling party of Bangladesh held a flawed election last January, questioning the democratic process. It is said that the opposition political parties of Bangladesh boycotted the election on January 7 of this year. Earlier on October 28, 2023, the government continued to make sweeping arrests following protests by opposition parties. #solpal #solpalnews #newspoint