Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday reaffirmed the UK's support for free, fair, credible and peaceful elections in Bangladesh in 2026.

"I reaffirmed the UK's support for free, fair, credible and peaceful elections here in Bangladesh next year," she said while talking to reporters after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the latter's office in the city's Nirbachan Bhaban. Sarah Cooke said the UK welcomes the announcement of the national election by the Chief Adviser a few months ago.

Notting that she had a very good meeting with the chief of the Election Commission, she said, "We commend the efforts of the Election Commission and the interim government." The envoy sa...