Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, on Tuesday stressed the need for democracy for the genuine development of a country, saying that democracy has been re-established in Bangladesh through the 13th parliamentary election.

"The 13th parliamentary election was one of the freest, most acceptable and fairest elections in the history of Bangladesh," he said.

The Speaker made the remarks when a delegation of the European Union Mission in Bangladesh, European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) and Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus paid a courtesy visit to him at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

Hafiz Uddin said election observer teams from the European Union (EU) and various other countries praised the election f...