Ahead of Bangladesh elections, Foreign Affairs Advisor Mohammad Touhid Hossain "hopes elections end peacefully and equally"
Published on: Feb. 1, 2026, 1:35 p.m. | Source: The Tribune
Ahead of upcoming elections Hossain said, 'We have not been able to cast our votes for a long time. Particularly, is a figure of 40 million voters who never voted in general. The elections are extremely important. Equally important is the process through which the election goes. That is very peaceful, that people are really at the opportunity to go to... and cast their votes without fear and without any disturbance. Again, it is also true that no elections have been held completely peacefully. This morning I was reading about the elections in 1991, when all the parties had worked together to bring down the nation... But even in the elections, there were 87 or so cases of violence on the election day. Now let us not wish away on possibilities. It is possible that some violence will take place. But the important thing is that by and large it must be peaceful,'
