Going by some of the recent statements the President Donald J Trump administration has made against the targeting of minorities in Bangladesh and increasing space for extremist forces in the region, one might be tempted to infer Washington today is concerned about the long continuing persecution of minorities in the country.

The other day, firebrand, no-nonsense Tulsi Gabbard, US Director of National Intelligence, said the persecution, killing and abuse of religious minorities like Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and others has been “a major area of concern” for the President Trump administration. She said that the threat of Islamist terrorists and the global effort of different terror groups are routed in the ideology of “an Islamist Caliphate”.

Gabbard claimed the Donald Trump presidency had begun talks with the interim government in Bangladesh.

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