CA to inform world about Bangladesh’s next polls: Alam
NN ONLINE:
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during his ongoing US visit will inform the world about the Bangladesh’s next general elections scheduled for the first half of February next year.
“Of course, the next general elections will be held in the first half of February,” he said while briefing reporters here about the outcomes of the second day of the chief adviser’s New York visit.
Prof Yunus is scheduled to address the 80th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26. Alam said the chief adviser will inform the world about what reforms the Bangladesh interim government has taken in the last 14 months and the recovery of country’s economy.
He said Prof Yunus will also focus on what initiatives his government has taken for Bangladesh’s democratic transition. “The main message is that a fundamental election is going to be held within February 15. It will be a free, fair, peaceful, credible and festive one,” the press secretary said.
He said the world leaders have already assured the interim government that they will provide full support to the Bangladesh’s election. Referring to the recent DUCSU and JUCSU elections, Alam said the Bangladesh’s people will cast their votes in the next general polls and it will be a free one.
Replying to a question, he said the chief adviser in his UNGA speech will highlight the works that his government has taken in the last 14 months, election preparations, trial and Rohingya issue.
Responding to another query, the press secretary said the interim government has no distance with political parties, while it is holding meetings with those. About the misdeeds of Awami League, he said the party can do all kind of misdeeds.
“In the July-August (in 2024), we have seen what the Awami League can do. In the 15 years of the AL reign, we have seen how they can kill and disappear people and how fake cases can be filed against thousands of people,” Alam said. He said: “See now where is their (AL) position…now they have no friends.”