it led to a crackdown by the incumbent government led by sheikh cassina. main opposition party has alleged the freedom of speech has been stifled under her for years. and a lot of their leaders, they claim thousands of their leaders have been arrested in the crackdown just ahead of the national election. now this question was put to sheikh cassina by the media earlier today on the credibility of this election. here's what the prime minister of bangladesh had to say. >> i have to provide accountability, right? to whom? to whom? a terrorist party? a terrorist organization? no. i have my accountability to people, to the people. whether the people accepted it or not. whether they have accepted this election or not, that is important. >> reporter: she was calling the main opposition party there a terrorist organization. there's been a bloodbath over the years between these two main opposition parties, and it's a country that's essentially been losing out because of the political tensions between the main opposition party and sheikh hasina's party. she's been cr