Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her hope that Boat will win in the 12th parliamentary national polls.
“We are hopeful that Boat will win and we will able to form the government with people’s mandate. I have this faith in my country’s people,” she said.
Ruling party’s president said these while she was speaking to reporters after casting her ballot at Dhaka's City College centre on Sunday morning.
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Responding to a question of reporters, the PM said: “BNP is a party of terrorists and they never believe in election. BNP was formed by a military dictator and grabbed the state power. Poll rigging and ballot stuffing are their characters and now they are not getting this chance.”
She said that her government has created a congenial atmosphere for voting defying all obstacles and anarchy created by BNP and Jamaat.
“No one can complain about the 2008 election and in that election, BNP got 30 seats only out of 300 seats whereas Awami League as a party got 233 seats. After that election, BNP is against the poll,” Awami League president continued.
Responding to a question regarding the credibility of the election from a foreign journalist, the premier said: “I have to prove credibility to whom? To a terrorist party….No. I have my accountability to the people. Whether people will accept it or not that is important to me.”
The PM also urged people of the country to go to the polling centres and cast votes.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina casts her vote at the Dhaka City College polling centre in the 12th national parliamentary polls.
She was accompanied by her daughter Saima Wazed and sister Sheikh Rehana.
Sheikh Hasina came to the polling centre around 8am and cast her vote at 8.03am on Sunday.
Dhaka City College centre falls under Dhaka-10 constituency comprising Dhallywood actor Ferdous Ahmed is contesting the polls on the Awami League ticket from the constituency.
The prime minister arrived at the polling centre with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, daughter Saima Wazed and Sheikh Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddiq at 7:55am.
Ferdous Ahmed welcomed the Prime Minister at the polling centre.
