Govt on right track over elections, says Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the interim government is on the right track over the national election, reports UNB.

"We had detailed talks on accelerating the election process. The Chief Adviser (CA) reiterated his commitment to holding the national election between mid-February and March. We believe necessary steps should be taken accordingly and he assured us they would be," he said.

Fakhrul was talking to reporters at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office following a meeting with 'Bangladesh Nationalist Ethnic Minority Party'.

Responding to a question from reporters over Tuesday night's meeting with the CA, he said, "The Chief Adviser suddenly called us. He does it from time to time, especially when a crisis arises in government. We responded because we are committed to supporting this government and will do whatever is necessary to restore democracy."

He said they believed such interactions should be held more frequently.

Referring to the recent jet crash in Uttara, the BNP leader said, "Many young lives were lost in the accident. I personally visited the site. We expressed our condolences. In the aftermath, two advisers were confined at Milestone School."

"Again, due to complications surrounding the exams students entered the Secretariat, and everyone saw that it created an administrative crisis. A few days earlier, fascist elements created chaos in Gopalganj. It felt like a sign of their resurgence," he added.

He said the CA told them that political parties had resisted the fascist forces and invited them for discussions.