BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday criticised Dr Muhammad Yunus for suggesting an interim government is still a good option, saying that people did not struggle for 16 years to hand the responsibility of the country to a ‘superhuman’ .

“The 16 years of struggle were for the restoration of democracy, democratic order, and the return of the people’s voting rights and ownership of the country,” he said while talking to reporters after meetings with three political parties at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office.

The BNP leader made the remarks in response to a journalist’s query about the Chief Adviser’s recent interview with Al Jazeera, in which he reiterated that the next national election would be held by June 2026 and asserted that people still consider the interim government a good solution and they are not saying the interim government go now.In response, Khosru, a BNP Standing Committee member, said, “The people of Bangladesh did not fight and make immense sacrifices to hand the responsibility of (ruling) Bangladesh to any superhuman. There is no reason to believe that the people of Bangladesh should wait for any great man to provide a solution for democracy.”The BNP leader said a government elected by the people’s votes will be accountable and responsible to people, and voiced confusion over whom Dr Muhammad Yunus referred to as the people who want the interim government to stay in power.The BNP leader said BNP is the major political party in Bangladesh, representing the country's people.Referring to their party’s recent meetings with political parties active on the streets against Sheikh Hasina’s regime, he said around 50 such parties have already firmly stated that the election should be held before December this year.Khosru suggested that the government should move towards elections by announcing a clear roadmap, after formulating a national charter based on reform proposals that political parties have reached a consensus on.

Once the national charter is established, he said the government should immediately instruct the Election Commission to set a date and schedule for the election.

Khosru questioned whether the Chief Adviser meant by "people" a certain quarter or government beneficiaries who stand against democracy and the people’s democratic rights.He also said it is not difficult to understand that these people, whom the Chief Adviser referred to, are putting democracy against reform.

Khosru expressed the hope that the Chief Adviser will not back off from the commitment he made during the meeting with political parties about the election. “We want elections by December…the people have sacrificed their blood for establishing effective democracy by forming a government with their elected representatives,” he said.

As part of BNP’s liaison committee’s ongoing discussions with like-minded political parties regarding the upcoming election, Khosru, along with BNP Standing Committee member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu, participated in three meetings.