She said all polls held in
different tiers during the five years of her rule had been fair and neutral, and
there would be no departure from the trend in the upcoming one
either.
The Prime Minister said this while visiting the Senior Minister
of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, Sayeeda
Warsi, at her office here on Thursday morning.
The PM's Press Secretary,
Abul Kalam Azad, briefed the press after the meeting.
The two leaders had
discussed matters of bilateral interests, he said.
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Sheikh Hasina
expressed happiness over the historic and traditional links and the partnership
between Bangladesh and the UK.
She hoped the relationship between the two
countries would deepen with time.
Sheikh Hasina recalled the invaluable
support the British people and the government of Prime Minister Edward Heath had
extended during the War of Liberation in 1971.
Earlier, a delegation led
by Policy Advisor for Asian Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China,
Ambassador Luo Zhaohui also met the Prime Minister at her office.
During
the meeting, the Prime Minister reiterated Bangladesh’s position on One China
Policy, and sought more Chinese investment in various sectors, including
infrastructure.
Hasina said Bangladesh wanted greater transfer of Chinese
technology as well as green technology to combat climate
change.
Stressing regional connectivity, the Prime minister said, it
would enhance trade and commerce between the two countries.
She also
emphasized the need to cut the trade deficit between the two friendly
nations.
Ambassador-At-Large M Ziauddin, Principal Secretary Shaikh Md
Wahid-Uz-Zaman and PMO secretary Mollah Waheeduzzaman, among others, were
present.
Later on the day, Warsi also met the Speaker Shirin Sharmin
Chaudhury.
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