VIDEO| Biden Embraces Formation of New Government As Bangladesh Plunges into Chaos| Watch

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Bangladesh faces a critical political upheaval as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees amidst violent protests. The President orders the release of jailed opposition leader Khaleda Zia, while the army chief assumes control. The U.S. State Department expresses concern, urging calm and a lawful transition. An interim government is announced, but tensions remain high as the nation grapples with an uncertain political future and the aftermath of recent violence.

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00:00Matt, the recent fall, we already know, Bangladesh government led widespread violence and

00:07chaos. What measure is the US State Department or US taking to address the reported atrocities

00:14against minorities and general populace in Bangladesh? So a few things. Number one,

00:20as I made clear, what we are calling for today is an end to the violence and for accountability.

00:25Now, as to what accountability looks like, that's something that should take place.

00:30Under Bangladeshi law, obviously anyone responsible for acts of violence,

00:34acts that break the law, should be held accountable for them.

00:37Thank you so much.

00:39Yeah, go ahead.

00:40Matt, thanks. During the time that Bangladesh people struggled against

00:45that fascist ruler and thousands of people got killed,

00:49you already informed us that she fled the country this morning.

00:53I didn't inform you that, I think.

00:55Okay, you said it. Okay.

00:57I said we've seen the announcement she resigned.

00:58Okay, she resigned. Okay. After she left, there is a dozens of dead bodies are pulling out

01:05from the Gonovoban, the official residence of Prime Minister. There's a dozens of dead bodies

01:10are pulling out next to the parliament. There's a lot of atrocities are taking place by the

01:15government official, those who are still in power, especially a couple of people.

01:21Army Chief of Staff General Wakaru Zaman, he was involved with genocide.

01:28Navy Chief Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, he was involved with the genocide.

01:32Air Chief Marshal Hassan Mahmood Khan, they were involved with the genocide.

01:36And they're the same people are saying,

01:38we are going to the president and form a caretaker government.

01:42So as a matter of fact, when was the last time we heard a killer is going to do the

01:46justice for another killer? So let me say a few things. Number one,

01:49with respect to the violence over the past few weeks and the deaths that have occurred,

01:55it is vital that we have full and transparent investigations to ensure accountability for

02:00these deaths. Second, as it relates to the interim government, as I made clear in my

02:05opening remarks, we think that it's important that we focus on the Bangladeshi people's

02:11democratic aspirations and see a path to democratic governance.

02:16Does America support Bangladesh military to install a caretaker government?

02:21We want to see the Bangladeshi people decide the future of the Bangladeshi government.

02:26Danny. Oh, yeah. Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead.

02:30Just have there been any – has there been any contact, as far as you know,

02:32with Bangladeshi officials, be it in the military or in the former government?

02:38I don't have any to report today. There may have been contacts from our embassy,

02:41but I'm not aware of any. I don't have any to announce.

02:43And just also in terms of some U.S. issues with Bangladesh, the issue of the Rohingya,

02:47of course, has been something that's been quite important between the U.S. and Bangladesh.

02:50Do you – is there any concern that this would impact the housing of the Rohingya refugees?

02:55So I think, as you know, the United States has provided – I'm going to try to do the

03:00number from memory here – I think it's around $2 billion to assist with refugees in Bangladesh.

03:07And I don't have any immediate comment on how this change of government might

03:12affect those programs. I would certainly hope that it wouldn't.

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