Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the absolute triumph of her Awami League party in the recent general election was the “victory of Bangladesh, its people, and the continuation of democracy and development”.
The Hasina-led Awami League (AL) won the January 7 polls with a handsome victory amid a boycott by the principal Opposition outfit, the Bangladesh National Party (BNP).
The Prime Minister was addressing several hundred expatriate AL leaders from across the globe gathered at her official residence Ganabhaban here to congratulate the Prime Minister on her party’s fourth consecutive win in the 12th parliamentary election.
She said the absolute win of the Awami League was “the victory of Bangladesh, its people, and the continuation of democracy and development”, and said, her government has been able to ensure people’s right to vote in the January 7 election, according to the Dhaka Tribune newspaper.
Taking a jibe at the BNP for not participating in the elections, Hasina said, “In the 2008 election, BNP with their 20-party alliance got 30 seats only while Awami League alone bagged 233 seats."