Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Bangladesh does not entertain India's advice on how to conduct its national elections, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Wednesday, pointing out that New Delhi remained silent during what he described as the country's last 15 years of farcical elections.

Speaking to journalists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossain said the interim government was fully capable of organising a credible, participatory election without external instruction.

"We know what we have to do," he said. "Our objective is to ensure an environment where people can go to polling stations and vote freely. This advice is unnecessary, especially when there was no such concern during the previous 15 years."

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