Senior party leaders have accused the BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami of paying lobbyists to smear Bangladesh’s image. Bangladesh’s democratic standard, they claim, is far better than many western countries. Also Read- Study: Global democratic standards are in declineAwami League Presidium Member Abdul Matin Khasru called the study baseless. Awami League Organizing Secretary Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel claimed that Bangladesh’s democratic standard is “far better than the US or any other western country” but the world lobby, bribed by Jamaat, was trying to tarnish Bangladesh’s image. Now they are working against Bangladesh and the Awami League,” he claimed.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 24, 2018 09:22 UTC