Some who called for December polls now ‘plotting’ to delay vote, says Advisor Asif Mahmud

Many parties and political figures who had spoken of holding the 13th national parliamentary election in December are now “conspiring” to push back the date of the polls, according to Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain. “Their aim isn’t an election. It is the reinstatement of the Awami League,” he said. Asif Mahmud made the remarks in response to a question from the media after attending the orientation programme for newly appointed officers and employees of the Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) on Saturday. He did not specify the names of any parties or political figures. It is clear that their goal is to bring the Awami League back and then hold an election, he said. “But the fascists...