Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- Rohana Hettiarachchie, Executive Director of People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL), has described Bangladesh's recent national elections as "historic and landmark", while also calling for stronger inclusion and reconciliation efforts in the country's political landscape.

Speaking exclusively to ANI, he praised the overall conduct of the polls, noting improvements over previous elections.

"In general, our overall assessment is that this is a historic and landmark election in Bangladesh. Because, looking at past elections and how they were conducted, and how inclusive they were, we are talking about recent past elections. And when we talk about the Awami League, we have to consider the political environme...