Staff Reporter:
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said their party expects an an-nouncement of a specific timeframe for the national election following a meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMN Nasir Uddin.
“We believe that the expectations and aspirations of people will be reflected in setting the election date and the announcement of the election schedule,” Rizvi said.
He made the remarks while speaking to reporters after visiting the China-Bangladesh Friendship Confer-ence Centre, the venue for BNP’s inaugural program of a 36-day series of events to mark the first anni-versary of the July-August mass uprising, scheduled to begin on July 1.
When asked by a journalist whether BNP expects a specific election date to be announced after the meet-ing between the Chief Adviser and the CEC, Rizvi replied, “We certainly hope so.”
Earlier on Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMN Nasir Uddin had a courtesy meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the state guesthouse Jamuna.
Rizvi said people’s hopes and expectations about the timing of the next election have been widely dis-cussed across various platforms.
He said the country’s people and political parties have confidence that Prof Yunus and the interim gov-ernment will work for the welfare of people and in the interest of democracy.
The BNP leader said they also believe that the Chief Adviser will make arrangements to hold a free and fair election within the stipulated time so that people can elect their representatives who will be account-able to them.
Rizvi voiced concerns that the nation is facing economic and social crises, with various forms of mob culture emerging.
