New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Veena Sikri has hailed the recent election results in Bangladesh as a major triumph for its people and a clear endorsement of democratic values.

"The election results of last night represent a great victory for the people of Bangladesh," she noted.

Her remarks come as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), under the leadership of Tarique Rahman, has secured a decisive mandate in the 13th National Parliament election.

Sikri described the outcome as a direct setback to Islamist forces that had aggressively campaigned for power.

"I think that the victory of Tariq Rehman is a victory for democracy because Jamaat-e-Islami had been campaigning very strongly, using financ...