Western powers question credibility of Bangladesh election amid opposition boycott • FRANCE 24

There has been intense pressure from the International Community especially the Western Powers including the US and EU countries uh they have been questioning the credibility of this election when a major party like the BNP is boycotting and uh they are they’re concerned that this could further damage the Democracy

Of the country and political uh create political instability um they say they see Bangladesh as a major and strategic partner in South Asia to extend their influence in the indopacific region but they are really concerned if the election is going to be a one party election and the citizens are not

Trusting their government that they there is a fear of repercussions from its Western allies who are also important trade Partners like the US uh and EU countries like France um that there can be punitive uh measures including sanctions and visa restrictions on the country but um the

Main concern is the damage of its domestic um domestic democratic values and lack of trust in citizens by uh from its government

The United States and countries in the European Union have been questioning the credibility of the legislative election in Bangladesh amid a boycott by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. FRANCE 24 correspondent Navodita Kumari reports.

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43 comments

  1. Only 15/20% vote casted.
    Preplanned selection by Hasina.
    90% people boycott this Election. we want democracy back and we want voting rights Bangladesh.

  3. The BNP (Bangladesh National Party) is funded by Jamaat-e-Islami, a known terrorist organization with ties to Pakistan and supporters of the 1971 Genocide by the Pakistan Army against East Pakistan in what is known as Bangladesh today.

    For decades, the independent nation of Bangladesh has prospered under the rule of Sheikh Hasina, a moderate ruler of the Awami League Party with support from all four religious groups: Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, and moderate Muslims, which compose 95% of the population of Bangladesh.

    The BNP has tried to thwart democratic rule in Bangladesh for just as long. Right now, the balance of power in Bangladesh has shifted for the West to support the extremist fundamentalist BNP group and Saudi Arabia, who is funding the transfer of finance and arms to cause dissent within Bangladesh. Why? Because two large reserves of petroleum were just located in the village city of Sylhet in Bangladesh.

    Do not be fooled by the disinformation campaign from the mainstream media. This is about oil, just as the Iraq War was in 2001. History always repeats itself, because we never learn from it.

  6. Democracy is alive in Bangladesh because of the great leadership of prime Minister shekh hasina wazed. Opposition parties mostly consist of the fanatic and terrorist elements.

  7. Who has the minimum common sense they understand already what happened in Bangladesh It's clear this election is not acceptable from bangladeshi people hmn some nonsense people said its a fair election but we all know what is the truth…. 🙂

  12. Not only BNP, mass people boycotted thise stupid, fake and selection type election.
    We are going like Chinese government system.

  15. My 32 family members out of 33 rejected to go to Vote Center as every candidates of this Election are selected by ruling party. It's not any Election rather you may call this as selection. Less than 10% genuine voters cast their vote on January 7, 2024 in Bangladesh. We lost our Democracy 😢

  16. The government teachers and job holders were forced by ruling party to cast postal votes in boat mark (mark of ruling party) before January 7th during their training period. They shut their mouth and could not say anything publicly because of threat and their job. These total voting process were illegal.

  17. People of Bangladesh did not cast their votes, the 15 percent of total 40 percent was managed by closing the door of booths at last hour.

  18. There was no vote in our country. The play has taken place. The Awami League government won the ballot through the police by showing its power. It's not an election, it's a drama. Govt says 40% voter turnout. But this is a lie. Doubt that only 10% of votes have been cast. That too through fake voting. We seek the help of all the Muslim countries of the world.

  19. Dami election .one party election .we want democracy we want voting right.this election like a kim jong un election

  24. I am a citizen of Bangladesh and study in a university of this country. You must know that student politics is prevalent in the educational institutions of our country. Yesterday I did not go to vote. Because of this, many threats have been made against me. Also, it has been said that we will inform the Chhatra League of my university. My whole family boycotted voting. Fed up with their activities, finally I was able to convince everyone with a mark of vote on my finger with a marker pen and a mark of tip print. I also voted. Because there have been many cases of killing of ordinary students by the government party's student body (Chhatra League) before. Also. There have also been incidents like expulsion from the university. So, I want to say with great sadness, today the people of Bangladesh are hostages in their areas and in every institution. A call to the people of the world to come forward for the democracy-loving people of Bangladesh.

  32. Voter turnout in this election was very low. 3/4% of the votes were genuine but including fake votes totaled 28%. I was surprised to see in this election that children aged 8 to 12 years were seen casting fake votes. The election was one-sided. It had no strong rival. In this election, the people of the country did not vote and they boycotted. The government party itself has chosen the play by giving its own dummy candidates. It was not a general election and there was no excitement among the people. Because there was no festive election. The police administration has all acted as an agent of the government.

  33. what I don't get is how the total votes went from 27-28% and jump to over 40% within the last hour of the voting when there was barely any last hour voters.
    Even AJ-zero was there; it would had been bad if an election is won with below 30% support than to fixed the number so it appears to look better externally while damaging the entire credibility of whoever was in chrage of the polling.

  36. We are the general people of Bangladesh please please please please please please please please please save us from Kim Jong Hasina

  41. We want our voting right back through fair election.

    We want a democratic country.More then 80% of people are boycott this election. We want democracy back in Bangladesh.

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