"U.S. says Bangladesh elections not free or fair; UN also voices concern over violence, irregularities", 9 January 2024
A day after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party emerged victorious at the polls, the U.S. and United Nations (UN) voiced concern over violence and reports of irregularities on the day of elections, with Washington noting that the polls were not free or fair and regretted that not all parties participated in the ballot.

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While noting that Sheikh Hasina's Awami League won a majority of seats in the January 7 Parliamentary elections, the State Department said that Washington condemns violence that took place during elections and in the months leading up to it.

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The UN official noted that mass arrests, threats, enforced disappearances, blackmailing and surveillance were all methods reportedly used by law enforcement officials prior to the ballot, which was boycotted by the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.