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All democratic parties want elections in December
City Desk
Leaders of the 12-party alliance have said that not just one, but all democratic political parties in the country want the upcoming general election to be held in December this year.
They asserted that elections pave the path for the nation’s liberation and progress—a fact that has been proven time and again, reports UNB.
In a statement issued to the media on Friday, the alliance leaders made the remarks, which were confirmed earlier in the day by alliance spokesperson Shahadat Hossain Selim.
Their statement came in response to Nobel laureate and Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, who is currently on a visit to Japan. During his speech at the Nikkei Forum, Dr Yunus remarked that only one political party wants elections in December.
Protesting this claim, the 12-party alliance leaders said the Nobel laureate professor had blatantly misrepresented the truth.
They said that not just a single party, but all pro-democracy political parties in the country have been consistently calling for elections to be held in December for the past nine months.
On the contrary, they alleged, Dr Yunus has been attempting to delay the electoral process by aligning himself with certain fundamentalist, unpopular, and anti-liberation political groups.
The alliance leaders said that on several occasions, they have called for elections to be held by June this year.
Progressive political parties across the country have echoed this demand through statements, speeches, and meetings with the chief adviser.
They added that Dr Yunus may be deluding himself into thinking he can use rhetorical tactics to maintain his position, but the people of Bangladesh have already seen through what they described as his theatrics, including his resignation stunt.