PRESS STATEMENT

CONCERNING THE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BANGLADESH 2014

Bangkok, December 24, 2013: The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), the Asian election watchdog, urges the Government and the Election Commission of Bangladesh to postpone the election scheduled to be held on January 5, 2013 citing several conditions that undermine the conduct of inclusive democratic elections in Bangladesh. Firstly, ANFREL deplores the country-wide violence rocking the country, resulting in the loss of innocent lives and property. The process and the results of any election held under this condition will certainly be questioned, potentially adding further to the instability gripping the country.

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