PM Modi Congratulates Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina For Her 'Historic Victory' In Polls

PM Modi expressed optimism that the people-centric collaboration between India and Bangladesh will gain even more pace and progress during the new term of the Awami League government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, on a 'historic victory' in the just-ended general elections on Monday. Taking to X, PM Modi stated: "Spoke to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her on her victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the Parliamentary elections. I also congratulate the people of Bangladesh for the successful conduct of elections."

PM Modi expressed optimism that the people-centric collaboration between India and Bangladesh will gain even more pace and progress during the new term of the Awami League government. "We are committed to further strengthen our enduring and people-centric partnership with Bangladesh," he stated. 

Spoke to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her on her victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the Parliamentary elections. I also congratulate the people of Bangladesh for the successful conduct of elections. We are committed to further strengthen our…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 8, 2024

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina scored a huge win in the Gopalganj-3 constituency, her ninth term as a Member of Parliament. In the elections held on Sunday, Hasina's party won 223 seats, allowing it to establish the government.

She garnered 249,962 votes, while her closest competitor, Md Atiqur Rahman, received 6,999 votes.

Mahabur Mollah, another contender, garnered 425 votes. Sheikh Hasina has been elected to a fifth term, her fourth in a row. 

Sheikh Hasina urged her party officials, workers, and supporters on Sunday evening not to organise a victory march following the announcement of the results. She also told them not to engage in fighting with any candidate or his or her supporters following the announcement, according to Dhaka Tribune, quoting Awami League Deputy Office Secretary Sayeem Khan.

Meanwhile, the Jatiya Party (JaPa-Ershad) won 11 seats, the Bangladesh Kallyan Party won one, and independent candidates got 62 seats. According to the report, the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and the Workers Party of Bangladesh each gained one seat.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and other like-minded groups staged a nationwide strike to protest the polls.