International Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the next national election will be fair and free as the Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh is completely independent.

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The premier said while a US delegation paid a courtesy call on her at the latter’s official residence Ganabhaban.

Prime Minister's Speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the meeting.

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PM said the first-ever EC’s reconstitution law was passed in parliament and then a neutral Election Commission was constituted on the basis of the law.

She said the EC is completely independent. It has administrative and financial independence, she added.

Sheikh Hasina said if the people vote for Awami League in the next general election, her party will take the charge of governing the country.

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The prime minister said no political parties in the country other than Awami League have bases at the grassroots level. Opposition BNP and Jatiya Party were born in the cantonments, she noted.

Sheikh Hasina said AL has been in power only for 19 years in the 51-year history of the country’s independence. The anti-Awami League forces were in power for 29 years and there was no democratic polity during their regimes.

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she also said the transformation of the country has become visible in the last 14 years during her government. It has been possible due to the continued democratic practice and stability in the country, she added.

PM’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, PM’s Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas were present.

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