China “respects” the choice made by Bangladeshi people and hopes that the “strategic partnership” between the two countries will go on “continuously”, he said. Major political parties -- ruling Awami League and opposition BNP -- are at loggerheads over the election-time administration. BNP boycotted the last elections in 2014 citing no-confidence in the Sheikh Hasina-led government that oversaw the elections. The ambassador said Bangladesh is an “important partner” of China and the just concluded ‘two sessions’ demonstrated that China is entering a new era. The ‘two sessions’ is the first plenary session of the 13th NPC of China and the first plenary session of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Source: bd News24 March 21, 2018 09:45 UTC