The United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the South Asian nation, the White House said on Monday, calling allegations of US interference “simply false.”
“We have had no involvement at all. Any reports or rumors that the United States government was involved in these events is simply false,” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing when asked about reported claims of U.S. involvement.
“We believe that the Bangladeshi people should determine the future of the Bangladeshi government and that’s where we stand,” the White House added.
A report in the Economic Times newspaper in India on Sunday had cited Hasina as accusing the U.S. of playing a role in ousting her because it wanted control over Bangladesh’s Saint Martin island in the Bay of Bengal.
The newspaper said Hasina had conveyed that message to it through her close associates.
Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed, in a post on X on Sunday, said she never made any such statement.
