Staff Correspondent

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Nahid Islam on Monday said that the holding of elections is not the sole responsibility of the current interim government.

"The current interim government is not a caretaker government, but a revolutionary one. Besides, its sole responsibility is not just to hold elections. Already, various commissions have been formed for institutional reforms and elections will be held after these reforms are completed," he said during a meeting with the Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General Professor Luis Franceschi at the Secretariat.

Nahid said the judicial process for the mass killing during the July-August uprising is ongoing and the government requires the assistance of the Commonwealth to ensure an impartial trial.

He also called for the support of Commonwealth nations in building a new Bangladesh.

Franceschi praised the current government's efforts towards democratic reforms and assured that the Commonwealth would support the ongoing reform initiatives, including electoral process reforms in every possible way.

He also emphasised the Commonwealth's commitment to working with the interim government to build an inclusive, prosperous and discrimination-free Bangladesh.

Franceschi also mentioned that the Commonwealth is keen to work with the country in areas such as education, information technology, media, cyber security and artificial intelligence.

Nahid reiterated that the interim government is working to bring back the country from an authoritarian or non-democratic regime to a democratic one.

He stressed the importance of support from Commonwealth countries in this regard.