US Secretary of State, Tammy Bruce said that Bangladesh is expected to follow rules of human rights and be fair to their own citizens when asked to respond over Bangladesh Army Chief's warnings of imminent Islamist extremist attacks on Bangladesh.
Bruce said that the refinery purchased millions of barrels of oil from Iran. She added that the US was further sanctioning entities and vessels in Iran's shadow fleet.
On being asked about the recent remarks of US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding Bangladesh, Bruce said that the US welcomed efforts by the interim government in reducing the instances of the said violence.