Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh does not want advice from neighbouring India on how its elections should be conducted, stressing that the government is committed to holding a free and fair election in which people can exercise their democratic rights freely.

"Bangladesh's neighbour is trying to admonish it over the elections. This is completely unacceptable," he said, mentioning that India did not issue similar calls for fair elections over the past 15 years.

"We know we will hold a fair election, and we will do so," Hossain told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while responding to questions.

Earlier, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh High...