Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has addressed the nation ahead of the election, urging Bangladeshis to vote her Awami League party to power for a fourth consecutive term. “If we have made any mistakes along the way, we ask you to look on it with kind and forgiving eyes,” the premier said in a speech broadcast by state-run Bangladesh Television on Thursday evening. “If we can form a government once again, we will have a chance to fix these mistakes. Please vote for the ‘boat’ symbol in the Jan 7 election and allow us the opportunity to serve you once again.”The BNP, the largest opposition party in the country, has called a 48-hour hartal starting Saturday and continuing into election day as part of its campaign to boycott the polls under what it has described as a ‘partisan’ government.

Source: bd News24 January 04, 2024 14:55 UTC