Staff Correspondent

Stating that the national election can be held between August and October, BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday alleged that the government is focusing on everything except their main task of arranging the national election.

 “Why aren't they (govt) doing the work they need to do? They need to immediately declare an election roadmap, give themselves time for that, and focus entirely on the election,” he said.

Talking to reporters at a city hotel, the BNP leader also said the government is doing everything except working on the election. “Who has given them the responsibility to do everything? That is the question.”

He said it may take a week, a day, or even a few hours for the government to announce reforms on which the political parties have reached consensus.

Khosru, a BNP Standing Committee member, said the government can resolve the reform issue based on the agreement among the political parties and then immediately declare the election roadmap.

“So, there is no reason to wait until December for the election. The election could be held within the next three to four months, or from August to October,” he observed.

The BNP leader said the responsibility of the interim government is to hold a fair election, hand over power to the elected government, and restore democratic order and the people’s ownership of the country.

Instead of holding the election, he said, the interim government is rushing in other directions and taking major political decisions such as providing a human corridor and handing over the management of Chattogram port to foreigners, pushing the country towards danger.