Yunus Can’t Delay Bangladesh Election Too Long, Key Party Says
- Top BNP leader says Yunus is ‘vague’ on timing of vote
- Under constitution, elections should be held within 90 days
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, a key political group, has called on the interim government to open talks with politicians and hold national elections within a “reasonable time,” intensifying pressure on Muhammad Yunus, the leader of the new administration.
“People want to vote. There should be a dialog between the political parties for the election,” Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the party, said in an interview in Dhaka Monday.