Bangladesh, Feb. 5 -- Despite huge financial investments, including the involvement of retired US diplomats, the efforts of Al Qaeda connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its acting chairman, Tarique Rahman in getting multifaced US sanctions on Bangladesh have fallen flat. BNPs attempts to influence the Biden administration in imposing economic sanctions on Bangladesh alongside sanctions under Global Magnitsky Act targeting a large number of Awami League leaders as well as civil-military officials ultimately fell short.

Following the victory of the Awami League in the national parliamentary election on January 7, securing their fourth consecutive term, US President Joe Biden has written a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...