Bangladesh says it’s ‘open to foreign poll observers’ amid Western concerns about democratic processes


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New Delhi: Bangladesh has invited countries to send observers ahead of its upcoming elections, its foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen said while speaking to reporters in New Delhi Saturday. The remarks come amid mounting Western concerns about democratic processes in the South Asian country. “I met the heads of missions in Delhi to brief them about political developments (in Bangladesh) and invited them to visit Bangladesh before the elections,” Momen said a day after holding consultations with his Indian counterpart Vinay Kwatra. The two discussed bilateral cooperation in energy, trade, and connectivity among other things at the Hyderabad House in...