Sun News Desk : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said the visiting US pre-election monitoring team that the upcoming national polls in Bangladesh will be free from violence.
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He said the reporters today that the US pre-election monitoring team wanted to know what would happen if a candidate feels insecure or if a party complains about obstruction during the election.
Home Minister said "I don't think there will be any problem. We've told them [US team] that there were instances of violence in the 80s and 90s. The current situation in the country is different. We told them that elections will be conducted in accordance with the constitution".
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He said "We have mentioned that the returning officers hold significant authority during the election. The election in a specific area will be conducted under their leadership. We thoroughly discussed this matter with them, including the power of the presiding officers".
The minister said that they told the visiting team that Bangladesh is currently 'free' from violence.
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The US team has been told that the Election Commission has successfully conducted 5,300 elections, with security forces operating under its command during the electoral process. "The well-trained police force understands how to manage elections, and incidents of violence are now rare in our country."
"We said that under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's leadership, we have transformed Bangladesh into a country free from violence and terrorism. The rule of law has been established, and the prime minister is committed to ensuring free and fair elections".
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Transparent ballot boxes and voter lists with pictures have been introduced to eliminate corruption. Consequently, there is no longer any reason for concern about corruption in our electoral process, he added.
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