AL man Arafat urges Blinken to apply visa policy to BNP leaders

Mohammad A Arafat. Photo taken from his varified facebook page.

Mohammad A Arafat, member, Central executive committee of the Awami League in a message sent on Friday urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to apply his new visa policy to top BNP leaders who are making an open declaration to obstruct the upcoming national election in Bangladesh.

The message shared in his verified facebook page attached some video footages including one of BNP’s senior standing committee member Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain. Copies of the same have been sent to Victoria Nuland and Donald Lu.

In his message Mohammad A Arafat has written, “…According to the Visa policy that you announced recently (and the letter that you sent to the FM of Bangladesh) where you clearly mentioned, “This policy supports Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s stated commitment to hold a free and fair election in Bangladesh and allows the United State to act when Bangladeshi citizen or officials from all political parties undermine this critical pillar of democracy.”

- GW News Desk