BNP welcomes govt move to hold elections in Feb, NCP raises doubts over fair polls
Speaking to reporters at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office this evening (5 August), the party's Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said, "All of us, including the nation, was waiting for this announcement."
The BNP has welcomed Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus's announcement that he would write to the chief election commissioner to hold the next national election in February next year.
However, the National Citizen Party (NCP) expressed doubts over whether the elections would be fair and acceptable.
Speaking to reporters at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office this evening (5 August), the party's Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said, "All of us, including the nation, was waiting for this announcement."
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With this announcement, the uncertainty that was hanging over the fate of the election is no more, he said in his immediate reaction.
Meanwhile, Samantha Sharmin, senior joint convener of NCP, said it is difficult to even imagine a fair and acceptable election under the current context.
"Since the formation of the NCP, one party has been fixated on discussing election dates — making vague statements that avoid addressing the core issues. But simply announcing a date has no bearing on whether the election will be fair," Samantha told The Business Standard this evening.
