UNB, Dhaka
The United States wants withdrawal of state of emergency to hold a good election in Bangladesh and it won’t accept any deviation from the path of elections set for December this year. “Election must be held to get back to a democratically elected government next year. We could not certainly count other deviation or any other path,” US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher told a press conference at the American Club here on Friday.
Asked if a credible election is possible under the state of emergency, Boucher said: “We don’t think about good election under the emergency. [Read more]