Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has urged the activists, candidates and agents of her party and alliance to stay at voting centres until the last moment and to return home with the results.
“I would like to tell all, ranging from candidates to agents, who are participating in the elections of our party and alliance to stay till the last moment of the polls and return home with the results with the signature of the returning officers and presiding officers,” she said.
Sheikh Hasina’s comments came after she visited wounded party leader of Dinajpur Dr Mahbubur Rahman at Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Saturday as he was admitted to the facility with critical injuries caused by attacks during election campaign recently, reports BSS.
The Prime Minister also cautioned people including party candidates against possible election boycott by the opposition in the middle of voting as part of a trick.
“In this case I will ask our candidates and candidates of other parties to continue polls until its completion,” she added.
Sheikh Hasina expressed her firm optimism that the Sunday's elections will be held in a free, fair and peaceful manner. “It’s our expectation that the polls will be held in a free, fair and peaceful manner,” she said.
“If we could hold the elections peacefully, I can assure that local and foreign investments will increase further and the country’s economy will be strengthened,” she added.
Requesting the countrymen to cast vote for her party, the Prime Minister said, “My word is that if the people cast votes for us, we will stay in power, otherwise not. I’m leaving it completely to the people.”
She also blasted the BNP-Jamaat for killing over six Awami League leaders and workers and injuring more than 450 party men during election campaign.
