DHAKA: The US Embassy in Dhaka issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon expressing disappointment over vote rigging and BNP’s decision to boycott city polls.

The statement reads as below- “We are disappointed by widespread, first-hand, and credible reports of vote-rigging, intimidation and violence that have occurred at polling stations today, and the BNP’s decision to boycott the city corporation polls.

It is important that irregularities be investigated transparently and impartially, and we call on all parties involved to work within the law and avoid violence at all costs. We condemn in the strongest terms any use of violence for political objectives.”

BDST: 1808 HRS, APR 28, 2015
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