Voting now will ‘endanger’ the military: Farhad Mazhar

News Desk :

Farhad Mazhar, writer and columnist, has said the current conditions in Bangladesh are not suitable for holding elections and warned that proceeding with polls now will compound the military’s woes.

Speaking at a discussion at Dhaka’s National Press Club on Tuesday, he said he sees many warning signs ahead and urged greater caution.
He stressed that without unanimous agreement on holding elections, Bangladesh risks heading toward disaster, reports bdnews24.com.

Several political parties, including the BNP, have demanded national elections as part of reform initiatives, though differences persist among the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party.

The BNP’s pressure on the government has intensified, culminating in a meeting between Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London.

Their joint statement hinted at elections in February. Yunus officially announced plans to hold polls before Ramadan during the July Uprising anniversary speech on Aug 5.

Mazhar criticised interim government positions supporting elections, calling the process rigged to reinstall “looter mafia” groups who have amassed wealth through corruption.