Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday evening said that the nation鈥檚 expectations had not been fulfilled with the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 speech regarding the fresh roadmap for the next general election.
In an immediate reaction, Salahuddin said, 鈥楾he chief adviser鈥檚 speech has not met the expectations of the nation.鈥�
He said that their party鈥檚 standing committee was sitting for an emergency meeting at 9:00pm, to be chaired by acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
The BNP leader said that they would elaborately discuss the matter and work out the next course of action.
Salahuddin also said the BNP would come up with a detailed reaction to the chief adviser鈥檚 announced new election outline after holding discussions with other political parties involved in the simultaneous movement.
Earlier, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, in his address to the nation, announced that the next national election will be held some time in the first half of April 2026, reaffirming the government鈥檚 commitment to reform, justice and democratic progress.
鈥楢fter reviewing the ongoing reforms in justice, governance and the electoral process, I am announcing today that the next national election will be held in the first half of April 2026,鈥� he said in a televised address to the nation in the evening.
