Tanya Foster, a Canadian citizen who observed elections in Bangladesh as a representative of SAARC Human Rights Foundation, speaks at a news conference organised by the group after the election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 31, 2018. Picture taken December 31, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
DHAKA (Reuters) - A top official at an observer group that monitored Bangladesh's election, as well as one of its foreign volunteers, have said they regret participating in the process, casting doubt on the credibility of a vote won overwhelmingly by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ruling alliance.
The president of the SAARC Human Rights Foundation told Reuters he now believed there should be a fresh vote after hearing accounts from voters and officials presiding over polling booths that activists from Hasina's Awami League stuffed ballot boxes the night before the poll and intimidated voters.
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