World leaders including India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her alliance’s landslide election victory in the 11th parliamentary election held on Sunday. The leaders highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "dynamic leadership" for the development of Bangladesh and hoped for stronger ties in the coming days.

Hasina has said the win of the Awami League-led Grand Alliance in the 11th national election is another victory for the people of the country in December --the month of victory.

Other leaders congratulating Sheikh Hasina include Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and

Chief Minister of Tripura Biplobi Kumar Deb.

Narendra Modi called Sheikh Hasina over telephone yesterday (Monday) morning to congratulate her on the massive election victory.

Indian PM Modi also congratulated Sheikh Hasina’s party, the Awami League (AL) and the people of Bangladesh for keeping faith in the vision of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, according to a press release, issued by the foreign affairs ministry yesterday.

Modi attributed the massive election victory to the able leadership of Sheikh Hasina and the development that her government has achieved in the past 10 years.

The Indian prime minister also reiterated the priority India attached to Bangladesh as a neighbour, a partner in development and security cooperation and as a pillar in India’s ‘neighbourhood first’ policy.

Modi also hoped that India and Bangladesh would continue to work together in the years to come.

Prime Minister Hasina thanked Narendra Modi and expressed her happiness that the Indian premier was the first to call her following her election victory, the release added.

She thanked India’s cooperative role in Bangladesh’s pursuit of development. She also wished Prime Minister Modi well for the upcoming general elections in India in 2019.

UNB adds: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang extended their heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Zhang Zuo handed over their congratulatory messages to Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban.

The ambassador highly appreciated Sheikh Hasina’s leadership for development of Bangladesh and hoped that her Vision-2021 will be materialised and the country will be turned into a middle-income one by 2021 under her dynamic leadership.

Ambassador Zuo also hoped that Bangladesh will be able to bring down poverty rate to zero soon due to the farsighted programmes of the Bangladesh Prime Minister.

The Chinese envoy hoped that the strategic and mutual cooperation between the two countries will continue in the days to come.

The Chinese envoy paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, terming him a great leader of the world.

At the meeting, the Prime Minister thanked the Chinese President and Premier for congratulating her and appreciated the continued support of Beijing for the development of Bangladesh.

Describing China as a great friend of Bangladesh, Hasina expects more investments from China during the next five years of her tenure.

Bangabandhu’s younger daughter Sheikh Rehana, Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Putul, PM’s Principal Secretary Md Nojibur Rahman, Military Secretary Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin and PMO Secretary Sajjadul Hassan were present.

In a message, the king of Bhutan acknowledged the contributions of Prime Minister Hasina in strengthening the close bonds of goodwill, cooperation and friendship between Bangladesh and Bhutan, said the Foreign Ministry here.

The Bhutanese premier also phoned Awami League President Sheikh Hasina around 1:30pm and congratulated her, her party and the people of Bangladesh, Ihsanul Karim said.

During the conversation, he said, the two leaders hoped that the friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries will be strengthened further in the days to come.

Nepalese Prime Minister Oli phoned Hasina and congratulated her on her party’s landslide victory in the election.

During the telephonic conversation, he said, the two premiers reaffirmed that the two countries will work together for further bolstering bilateral relations and cooperation.

Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas also phoned Hasina and congratulated her on her party’s landslide victory in the election.

“The Palestine president phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at about 6 pm and congratulated her, the Awami League and the people of Bangladesh on securing her party’s absolute majority in the national election,” Karim said.