Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has urged the pro-democratic and rule of law believing political parties and institutions not to indulge in and fuel any peculiar ideas that disrupt the country`s constitutional process.
"The 12th National Parliamentary Election will be held on January 7. My request to political parties and institutions that believe in democracy and the rule of law, do not indulge and fuel any idiosyncratic/peculiar ideas that disrupt the constitutional process in the country," she said.
The AL chief made this call while delivering a televised address on the occasion of ensuing national parliamentary election as she highlighted her party`s goals to turn the county into "Smart Bangladesh" by 2041, reports BSS.
"We expect a free, fair and neutral election," she said, referring to the first ever Election Commission (EC) in Bangladesh that was formed by enacting law.
Sheikh Hasina said the election commission has been given financial independence, while administration and law enforcement agencies are vested under the EC.
She said, "The election commission is conducting the election fully independently. Our government is giving all kinds of support to the election commission for conducting fair and peaceful elections."
Since winning the national election in 2008, Awami League has been in power for three consecutive terms from 2009 to 2023, and this third tenure of this government is going to end through the national election slated for January 7, she said.
After the brutal killing of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, Awami League first assumed power in 1996, and handed over power on July 15, 2001 peacefully for the first time in the history of Bangladesh completing its tenure, she added.
The Awami League president said, "Today I`ve come to you to seek your vote for boat, the electoral symbol of Awami League."
She added: "We want to make this development sustainable, to improve your living standard, to make our beloved motherland, Bangladesh, a hunger-poverty-free developed Smart Sonar Bangla."
Sheikh Hasina said that her party has declared a manifesto to build "Smart Bangladesh" from 2024 following the success they have achieved in running the country with the election manifesto in 2008, 2014 and 2018 with the ideals and spirit of the War of Liberation.
Awami League unveiled the election manifesto on December 27 for this national election.
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