BNP wants polls under 90-day caretaker govt

BNP on Tuesday said it wants only the national election to be held under a non-party caretaker government and supports the 90-day tenure for such a non-party election-time government, reports UNB.

"Our party does not want local government elections to be held under a caretaker government," BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters during the lunch break of Tuesday's discussion of the second phase of talks with the National Consensus Commission at the Foreign Service Academy.

"BNP thinks that the tenure of the caretaker government should not exceed three months, although the Commission has proposed four months," he said.

Regarding Article 70 of the Constitution, Salahuddin said BNP has proposed that MPs be allowed to vote beyond party lines except on matters related to vote of no confidence, finance bill, constitutional amendment and the issues concerning national security.