 | Commonwealth urges Bangladesh to restart democracy
22 March, 2007
Dhaka- Visiting Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon Wednesday said the caretaker government in Bangladesh should restart the democratic process by holding a transparent general election.
The interim administration and the election commission were responsible for staging the parliamentary polls after rectifying the voter rolls, McKinnon said as he ended a three-day official visit to Bangladesh.
'It is not advisable to prolong the state of emergency which has curbed constitutional rights of people,' McKinnon told a news conference before leaving Bangladesh.
However, during a meeting with the chief of the caretaker government Fakhruddin Ahmed, McKinnon promised all kinds of material help to hold a fair election.
The caretaker government was formed three months ago to organize the general election stalled in January at the height of a standoff between two former premiers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina.
Parliamentary democracy was restored in Bangladesh in 1991 after nearly two decades of military rule.
Release link:http://news.monstersandcritics.com/southasia/news/article_1280847.php/Commonwealth_urges_Bangladesh_to_restart_democracy
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