Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she hopes all political parties will contest the upcoming general election and if anyone decides to boycott it’s their call.
Addressing a media briefing on Wednesday, she said that the election will be held and people will cast their franchises.
““There are many political parties in the country and it’s their decision to join or boycott the polls; it’s not our call, but we hope all parties will participate in the election,” said Hasina.
The media call at the PM’s official residence was meant to brief on the outcome of her recent US visit for the UN General Assembly.
She said that her administration took initiative to bring all parties in the 2014 election.
“But people were burnt to death in an attempt to foil that election. The party you want in the polls, kill people,” she said in a clear reference to the BNP.