Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rudiger Lotz on Thursday said Bangladesh needs to hold a credible election with participation of a plurality of political parties as the country is set for the biggest democratic election in the world next year.

"We think that the country needs a credible election in which a plurality of parties can participate," he told reporters after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.

The ambassador said they had a very fruitful conversation with the election commission. "Bangladesh will next year have the biggest democratic election in the world. More than 127 million people are allowed to vote to express their democratic will (in the electi...