A leaked audio of a US diplomat talking to Bangladeshi journalists reveals how US is wanting to be friends with Bangladesh's pro-Pakistan party, Jamaat-e-Islami, ahead of February elections. The US diplomat downplayed the threat posed by Jamaat-e-Islami to Bangladeshi society, saying, "I simply do not believe Jamaat can impose sharia." The Jamaat-e-Islami has historically had an anti-India stance.