<span style="color: #222222;">The United States has said it was disappointment over Bangladesh's inability to issue visas and other credentials to a group of international observers for monitoring the general election later this month. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino urged Bangladesh to complete the accreditation of all local NGOs that constitute the Election Working Group, which includes some funded by USAID, so they can conduct election monitoring.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">"US  encourage the Bangladesh Government to uphold its commitment to a democratic process by ensuring all Bangladeshis are free to peacefully express themselves and participate in December 30 election," he said.</span><br />