The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is scheduled to meet chief adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus on April 16 to discuss the roadmap for the next national election and share the party鈥檚 position on reform proposals put forward by different reform commissions.
The BNP had recently sought an audience with the chief adviser, and the CA office on Wednesday confirmed the schedule for April 16.
BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed also confirmed that the chief adviser鈥檚 office had allocated time for the meeting.
鈥榃e will ask for a clear roadmap for the national election before December so that the chief adviser can present it to the nation and help remove the prevailing uncertainty. This will pave the way for stability in political activities and allow business activities to gain momentum,鈥� he said.
Salahuddin said the BNP would tell the chief adviser that there was sufficient time to hold the election in December.
He noted that the party had spoken with the Election Commission and the commission assured that all preparations would be completed by June.
He said that the chief adviser had earlier said that the government was working to hold the election in December, but confusion had been created by statements from various organisations and individuals on different issues.
鈥榃e will call on him to clear it up,鈥� Salahuddin added.
Another BNP standing committee member said that there had been a continuing attempt to create a hostile situation and to victimise the BNP over reform issues, despite the party鈥檚 response to all the proposals put forward by the Consensus Commission.
He said that the matter needed to be discussed with the head of the government.
鈥楢t the same time, we want to be assured that the national election will be held in the country as democracy is the foundation of all reforms,鈥� the BNP leader said.
He also said that the BNP, during the meeting with the chief adviser, would not mention any deadline for the government to hold the election but would want to hear from him about the government鈥檚 plans regarding the polls.
Regarding the possibility of a party movement demanding the general election by December, the BNP leader said that the party would not issue any ultimatum to the government.
鈥楻ather, we want to gain confidence from the government that elections will take place, regardless of whether the timeline is advanced or delayed by two months,鈥� he said.