The United States Department of State strongly rejected the allegations of the government`s involvement in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s resignation, terming them `laughable` and `absolutely false` claims. "That`s laughable. Any implication that the United States was involved in Sheikh Hasina`s resignation is absolutely false," Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State, Vedant Patel, said in a press briefing on Tuesday (local time).

Patel further said that a lot of disinformation has been seen in recent weeks regarding the current happenings in Bangladesh. "We have seen a lot of disinformation in recent weeks and we were made incredibly committed to strengthening information and integrity across the regional ecosystem, especially our partners in South Asia," he said.