Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said that the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is ready to hold free, fair and violence-free elections.
“We are ready to hold a free, fair and violence-free election under our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he said at a media briefing after a meeting with the visiting United States (US) pre-election observation mission at his ministry conference room.
Kamal said, “Our elections will be held according to the constitution. I think their (BNP) representatives will participate in the election. There is no scope to change the government without elections. Our commitment is to hold a free, fair and violence-free election.”
CAIRO: The Palestinian movement Hamas has informed all interested parties that it does not plan to engage in talks about the fate of its Israeli hostages as long as fighting continues, Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh said.
"We have informed all parties that the cases of our Israeli captives will not be opened until fighting ends," he noted, as cited by the Al Hadath TV channel.
Haniyeh added that "it will only be possible to resolve the issue of captive Israelis on Hamas terms."
BHANGA, Faridpur: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today crossed the mighty river Padma by a special train through the Padma Bridge after she formally opened the 82-km railway track from Dhaka to Bhanga, touching another millstone to boost the country economy.
The premier unveiled a plaque of the rail link from Dhaka to Bhanga digitally by pressing a switch at a civic rally at Mawa Railway Station in Munshiganj at 12.24pm.
After launching the new train service, the premier along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana took a ride on a special train from Mawa to attend a grand rally at Dr Kazi Abu Yusuf Stadium here.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her commitment to hold next polls in a free and fair manner as visiting State Secretary for International Development Cooperation of Sweden Foreign Ministry Diana Janse called on her at her office here.
"We are committed to holding the next general election in a free and fair manner," PM Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted her as saying in a media briefing after the meeting.
According to Karim, the Swedish state minister said they wanted a free and fair election in Bangladesh.