Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the history of the 12th national parliamentary election of Bangladesh will be 'written in gold'.

"The spirit of the country's Liberation War was destroyed by the assassination of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman," she said at a meeting with people from all walks of life, the Awami League and its affiliated organisations at the Gonobhaban on Tuesday. "The contributions of millions of martyrs in the war for independence was also erased from history by distorting it. This is the most unfortunate thing for Bangladesh."

"I have seen elections held in name only after the 1975 polls. The political parties were formed by those who were in power by rigging and stealing ...