Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun today said the force will not face any image crisis due to the US's visa policy.

"I do not think it [visa policy] will cause any image crisis," he said while replying to a query after attending a seminar at the Tourist Police Headquarters.

Washington on Friday said it had begun applying the visa restrictions the US announced on May 24 this year. It said it imposed visa restrictions on members of law enforcement, the ruling party, and the political opposition.

The US however said it would not share the names of individuals facing the visa restrictions under this policy saying visa records, including individual visa denials, are confidential under US law.

In the announcement on May 24, Washington said the actions that undermine the democratic election process include vote rigging, voter intimidation, the use of violence to prevent people from exercising their right to freedoms of association and peaceful assembly, and the use of measures designed to prevent political parties, voters, civil society, or the media from disseminating their views.