It was probably the most challenging diplomatic assignment any diplomat could have wished for. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen’s meeting with Secretary of State Anthony J Blinken on April 10 was understandably a delicate one, not least for the unusually harsh   public criticism of the US by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that preceded it, but for convincing his host that Bangladesh can deliver a free and fair election.    The apparent silence on the part of Washington about the allegations that the US is “trying to eliminate democracy” in Bangladesh and “can overthrow the government of any country,” suggests that it didn’t have the same impact as those made by Pakistan’s Imran Khan. On March 31, 2022, the US rejected claims made by Imran Khan , Pakistan's then prime minister, that the Biden administration was trying to oust him when he was about to lose his majority in parliament. No wonder, in response to a question from the media, our foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli ...