Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- France on Tuesday said it supports the holding of "free, fair and peaceful" elections in Bangladesh and welcomed the interest of the Bangladeshi authorities in the deployment of an EU (European Union) electoral observation mission.

At a time when peace and security are under threat in many parts of the world, democracy must be supported and protected from all forms of external interference and threats, such as disinformation campaigns like those faced by European states from Russia, said the Embassy of France after French Ambassador Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guesthouse Jamuna.

The Ambassador thanked the Chief Adviser for his warm welcome as he was starting his assig...