Finance, commerce, and science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the interim government would not take any lengthy period to hold the next general elections.
鈥業 conceive that it may take a year or a year and a half,鈥� he told Ekattor TV during an interview in Washington.
A time period of four to five years is absurd, added the adviser who is visiting the US capital to attend joint annual meeting of World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
The comments by the finance adviser came when the interim government is facing pressure from political parties including Bangladesh Nationalist Party to organise the next election as soon as possible.聽聽聽聽
Salehuddin noted that overall reform in the election commission was imperative to hold a free, fair and credible election, the top priority of the current interim government.
He also said that a commission working on election commission was expected to recommend the necessary reforms in December.