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US, Japan, hail, India terms polls 'historic'

Star Report
USA, India and Japan have welcomed Bangladesh for successful holding of parliamentary elections, which mark the return to democratic process.
The US State Department in a statement said the United States will continue to support the people of Bangladesh and its new government as they begin a new chapter in their country's history.
Welcoming the general elections in Bangladesh which was generally free, fair and peaceful manner, a Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said Japan strongly hopes that the democracy in Bangladesh will further progress, following the result of the current general elections.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday telephoned Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and greeted her on the victory of the grand alliance in the parliamen -tary elections.
Singh termed grand alliance's victory "historic" and a "landmark" in South Asia.
Singh also invited Hasina to visit India at her earliest possible convenience and said Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee would soon visit Bangladesh to personally con-vey India's good wishes.
Noting that India and Bangladesh share "historically close and friendly relations", Singh said, "1 wish to assure you of India's commitment to further strengthening and deepening of our relations With
Bangladesh."
Indian National Congress party President Sonia Gandhi also congratulated the AL leader on her victory. In a telephone call to Hasina yesterday, Sonia said the historic relations and cooperation between the two nations would further strengthen in the days to come.
The United States welcomed the success of Bangladesh's parliamentary elections.
"We congratulate the Bangladesh Election Commission and the thousands of government officials involved in organising this successful election. We applaud the candidates and voters for the manner in which they conducted themselves during the campaign and on Election Day. We also acknowledge the critical role that domestic and international election observers played," the US State Department said.
The statement said all Bangladeshis can take great pride in tire success of these elections. The high voter turnout underscores the people's desire to see democracy restored as well as to have a voice in their future. "We also look forward to a continuation of the reforms that have enjoyed
wide popular support”
Those elected must prepare to assume their roles as the representatives of all the people ofBangladesh while unsuccessful candidates should continue to participate in the political process, it said and added that whether in government or opposition, all political parties have an important role in helping to build a better future for Bangladesh.
Earlier, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash, hours after the AL-led alliance stormed back to power with a landslide victory, said, "The historic victory of the Awami League and the grand alliance led by' Sheikh Hasina is a major landmark in democratic politics in South Asia."
He said, "The large turnout of voters and the successful conduct of elections is a resounding victory for democracy. The people of Bangladesh have spoken with one voice to reiterate their faith in the demo -cratic process and their desire for development and progress".
Prakash said India and Bangladesh "share common values, a commitment to democracy' and a multi-faceted historical relationship, in every field ofhuman endeavour".
Hailing the return of democracy in Bangladesh, Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the massive participation of voters and the outcome is a clear demonstration and manifestation of people's confidence in multi-party' democracy'.
Mukherjee said Bangladesh has been able to conduct free and fair elections, "...it is really praiseworthy that each voter has his other photograph in the voter list and therefore the possibility of false voting and the manipulation of electoral process has been eliminated substantially."
Veteran CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu yesterday expressed the hope that friendly ties between India and Bangladesh would be further strengthened following the massive victory of the Awami League-led alliance in the elections.
"It was during her earlier tenure as prime minister friendly ties between India and Bangladesh was consolidated. I hope friendly relations between the two countries would be further strengthened following the victory of the Awami League-led alliance." Basu said inastatemenL