Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- With "successes" in its basket in the outgoing year 2023, Bangladesh looks forward to a free and fair election next month and will explore ways to deal with whatever challenges it might face in the post-election period, officials said this week.

The government sees Bangladesh's multiple wins in a number of global forums in the outgoing year as success stories but remains prepared to face any situation if there is any problem during the election that will be watched closely by the international community.

"Why should we think of something negative at the beginning? There is a commitment from the highest level to hold a free and fair election and the Election Commission is working hard. We are all working. We are expecti...