U.S. Senate passes resolution for “political dialogue in Bangladesh”

Washington D.C., Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — A resolution expressing the sense of the U.S. Senate regarding the “critical need for political dialogue in Bangladesh”, and for other purposes has been passed recently.
The first session of the 113th Congress on Jan. 7 in a regular business meeting at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. passed the resolution, details of which were posted on the website of CONGRESS (yesterday) Thursday.
As stated on its website, “A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the critical need for political reform in Bangladesh, and for other purposes.”

The details of of the resolution have been given below:

“Summary: S.Res.318 — 113th Congress (2013-2014)

There are 3 summaries for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.
Shown Here:
Passed Senate without amendment (01/07/2014)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Condemns the political violence in Bangladesh and urges political leaders to engage in a dialogue toward free and credible elections.

Supports ongoing efforts by United Nations (U.N.) Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco to foster political dialogue in Bangladesh.

Urges: (1) the government of Bangladesh to ensure judicial independence, end harassment of human rights activists, and restore the independence of the Grameen Bank; and (2) political leaders in Bangladesh to ensure the safety and access of election observers, and to rein in and to condemn the violence and provide space for peaceful political protests.”