Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said that good governance and reforms cannot be achieved overnight, noting that in some countries such reforms took more than a decade of discussions.
Addressing a programme organised by the Citizen Platform at a city hotel on Saturday afternoon, he said that the national election would be held in the first half of February as the chief adviser and other advisers are actively working to ensure it.
鈥楾here鈥檚 no uncertainty about the election. Discussions on reforms may take place afterward,鈥� he said.
Regarding the voting system, Shafiqul Alam said if political parties fail to take a decision, the interim government will make one.
Responding to criticism that farmers, women and workers were not consulted on the July Charter, he questioned, 鈥楧on鈥檛 political parties represent these people?鈥�
Shafiqul also urged political parties to take a clear stance regarding ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
鈥楨veryone must make their position clear. Sheikh Hasina again said today that those who took part in the July movement are terrorists. Awami League wants to return to power by branding 180 million people as terrorists and committing killings in the name of fighting terrorism,鈥� he said.
The press secretary said creating jobs in the country will be a major challenge for the next government as artificial intelligence is reshaping the job market everywhere.
Mentioning that revamping development projects will also be a challenge, Shafiqul said, 鈥楩ive billion dollars have been invested in railway projects 鈥� all of which somehow connect to Gopalganj. These were done under Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 corrupt system.鈥�
