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The government has assured that preparations are underway to hold the national election by December this year, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today (10 February). After a meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the CA's residence, the BNP leader told reporters that his party will not accept local government elections or any other elections before the national polls
Fakhrul also said the government cannot avoid responsibility for recent vandalism incidents across the country.
"We have seen that recent incidents have happened in front of law enforcement agencies. At the same time, the operation called Devil Hunt that is currently underway should not make any innocent person a victim. Because we have seen that in the past," he said.
A three-member BNP delegation led by Fakhrul joined the meeting which started at 6:05pm, BNP Media Cell said in a Facebook post this evening. The delegation included BNP Standing Committee members Salahuddin Ahmed and Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, reports UNB.
Earlier yesterday, BNP Joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed said a BNP delegation will meet the CA to express concerns over recent incidents of vandalism across the country, including at Dhanmondi 32.
Besides, on the day, a BNP delegation, led by Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, met Chief Election Commissioner AMS Nasir Uddin and other election commissioners at the Election Commission office. The BNP leaders were briefed on the commission's preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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