After a meeting with foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen at State Guest House Padma in the capital Dhaka US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya said Bangladesh is firmly committed to hold free, fair and peaceful elections. She also said Washington does not have involvement in dialogues among political parties in Bangladesh.
Ahead of the arrival of high-power American diplomats, a six-member Election Exploratory Mission of the European Union also visited Bangladesh. They also sat down with the election commission to evaluate the prospects of a fair and free general election in Bangladesh.
They shared what they observed during the recent (local government) elections in the country and also informed (the EU mission) about the capacity of the EC and the assistance given by the government. The EU has urged all political parties to participate in the election process stressing that violence should be avoided at all costs.
The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her commitment to hold free, fair and neutral election in the country while Uzra Zeya called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban in the city. Country’s people believe that the next national polls will be held in a free, fair, impartial and credible manner under the ruling Awami League-led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
All will have to stay alert
so that the anti-liberation
elements, killers and arson
terrorists-led by BNP
never return to power
Bangladesh is an independent and a sovereign country. An independent and sovereign country like Bangladesh will never bow down to any external interference. However, Bangladesh always welcomes constructive suggestions from foreign friends. Bangladesh faced obstacles and conspiracies time and again, but it has successfully overcome these.
Like previous general elections, the next one will also be held in line with the provisions of the Constitution. The next national election will be held on time to uphold the continuation of the democratic trend in the country. People will choose their respective candidates and cast votes in favour of them.
The party which will get the people’s vote will form the next government. This is the democratic trend, and it will continue. But Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its like-minded parties, mostly anti-liberation and communal forces are out to make Bangladesh a failed state centring the next general elections at any cost.
BNP’s demand for dissolving parliament ahead of the next general election is a plot. Their target is to create a constitutional crisis in the country.
Therefore, all will have to stay alert so that the anti-liberation elements, killers and arson terrorists-led by BNP never return to power.
