US Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday wished Bangladeshi voters in Barishal, Rajshahi and Sylhet a “peaceful and festive day” as they are set to cast their votes in the three city corporations election billed for Monday.
The Embassy in a post shared on its official Facebook page said a peaceful and festive day will help all who want to participate freely exercise their democratic right in choosing their leaders in the city corporation elections.
The Embassy of Netherlands in Dhaka in a separate Facebook post said Bangladesh has come a very long way in its development.
The economic and social progress of the country should be supported and can be further enhanced by strong, inclusive and representative institutions at all levels, said the Embassy.”Free, fair and inclusive elections are a basic condition for any credible democracy,” the Facebook post reads.
