Dhaka, June 1 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced a new visa policy under section 212(a)(3)(C)("3C") of the Immigration and Nationality Act that targets those from Bangladesh who are thought to have harmed the democratic electoral process in their nation. The United States will have the ability to prohibit the issuance of visas to any Bangladeshi person who is suspected of being accountable for or complicit in undermining the nation's democratic election process, in accordance with this policy. This includes both current and past government representatives, members of both opposition and pro-government political parties, as well as employees of the judicial branch, law enforcement, and security organizations.

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