US trashes fraudulent statement on Bangladesh

US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has trashed issuance of a press statement on Bangladesh and termed it as fraudulent.
In a statement on January 8, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce, and Committee’s Ranking Member Eliot Engel said the press report on the political situation in Bangladesh is based on false statement by US Congressmen.
“Certain press reports in Bangladeshi media outlets dated January 7 regarding the political situation in Bangladesh are based upon a fraudulent statement attributed to the US House Foreign Affairs Committee and certain Members of Congress, including Committee Chairman Ed Royce, Ranking Member Eliot Engel, Steve Chabot, Joseph Crowley, George Holding and Grace Meng.”
“Though the committee and many members of Congress continue to monitor the political situation in Bangladesh, the committee did not – and the members did not -- issue any such statement,” it added.
“It is unacceptable that any party would seek to use a fraudulent press statement from the US Congress to advance their political goals,” the statement said
A section of newspapers in Bangladesh and the UK edition of International Business Times in a report claimed that the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with five members of Congress (both Democrat and Republican) condemned the actions of the Bangladesh government after a crackdown on media and politicians.