<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The United States has reiterated that they do not take any side on Bangladesh’s domestic political affairs.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"I will just say that, no, we do not take a side on internal political matters," US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters in a regular media briefing in Washington on October 26 when his attention was drawn about pro-BNP participants in Talk-shows who keep referring to November 3 deadline by the US to Bangladesh leadership.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">US Deputy Assistant Secretary Afreen Akhter recently paid a visit to Dhaka.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pro-opposition speakers in different talk shows are claiming that US issued a deadline to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign by November 3rd or face the music, the questioner mentioned seeking a clarification.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The US Embassy in Dhaka, earlier, gave an explanation but did not endorse such report published by a media outlet from India recently.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Responding to another question, the spokesperson said they are monitoring reports about former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s "deteriorating" health.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We have encouraged the Bangladeshi government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for her. And I don’t have anything to add to – an internal legal process," Miller said. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>