Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said Dhaka does not seek advice from India on Bangladesh's election process, calling New Delhi's recent comments unacceptable while reaffirming the interim government's commitment to holding a free, fair and credible national election.

"We do not want advice from our neighbours on how elections in Bangladesh should be held," he said while responding to journalists' questions at the Foreign Ministry here this afternoon. The adviser added that India had remained silent when farcical elections were held during the tenure of the ousted Awami League government.

Touhid referred to some recent statements from India that included advice on Bangladesh's election, which he said the interim...