Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said sending or no longer sending election observers is an issue of the United Nations.
“Hundreds of observers will come [to Bangladesh] no matter plenty confusion approximately the election. We are not worried about this [UN’s decision not to send observers],” Quader, sizable secretary of the ruling Awami League, advised reporters at the birthday party workplace in Dhanmondi.
Quader said that Raushan Ershad’s selection not to participate in parliamentary polls is her non-public selection. “But her party is taking detail in the polls. It is not a count number quantity of boycotting elections.”
Regarding the 14-party alliance, Obaidul Quader said there may be an opportunity to distribute seats through negotiations with the alliance. The alliance emerged as additionally no longer dissolved. Alliance leaders were not upset. There continues to be a possibility for the allocation of parliamentary seats.
Terming the participation of Trinamool BNP and Jatiya Party in the election a wonder, he said: “We will have to wait till the election for additional surprises.”
He additionally stated that the European Union (EU) desires free and honest elections, and the Awami League dreams of identical.
“I do not forget that US Ambassador Peter Haas have to now not be on the aspect of any political birthday party.”
Peter Haas’s sports activities must be limited to what is required as an envoy, delivered Quader
The United Nations on Wednesday stated it will now not deliver any observers to show the 12th national parliamentary elections of Bangladesh.
Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General António Guterres, said that the UN does not look at elections without a selected mandate.
