Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today (June 22) said fair election under her government is possible as they held the recent city corporation elections in a free and fair manner.

Referring to the recently held city corporation elections to Barishal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rajshahi, local government election and by-elections, she said: "We have proved that the election under the Awami League government could be free and none can make complaints against it."

The premier made the remarks while presiding over the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) meeting at her official Ganabhaban in the capital on Thursday morning prior to observing the party's 74th founding anniversary tomorrow.

The PM called upon the countries which are closely observing elections in Bangladesh to go through the recently held elections where people exercised their voting rights spontaneously.

"But people could not go to the polling booths to cast their votes in by-elections during the BNP regime as they looted the votes to win their candidates," she added.

To this end, she referred to the by-elections in Tejgaon, Mirpur and Magura and said: "They were born for vote dacoity and this is their habit."

PM Sheikh Hasina, however, greeted the countrymen for electing AL candidates as the mayors to Barishal, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations.

BDST: 1508 HRS, JUNE 22, 2023
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