The secretary general’s office released a statement to the effect on Thursday. The statement called on all stakeholders to ‘ensure an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion before, during and after the elections’. Bangladeshi citizens, including women and minorities, must feel safe and confident in their ability to exercise the right to vote, it said. The role of civil society and election observers should be supported fully, it added. The UN said it was committed to supporting a ‘peaceful and democratic’ Bangladesh.

Source: bd News24 December 27, 2018 08:37 UTC