DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Monday assured former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s party that his interim government is preparing to hold general elections by December, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s top leader said.
“He (Yunus) informed us that they are working to stage the election by December,” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told journalists after a meeting with the interim government chief.
“We have repeatedly urged the government to hold polls quickly. We have once again pressed them on this matter. By completing the minimum reforms, engaging in discussions with the reform commissions, and reaching a consensus, we believe elections can be held swiftly,” he added.