Party consensus must for reforms, polls: Yunus
The Free Press Journal|November 21, 2024
Chief Advisor of Bangladesh interim government Muhammad Yunus has said that it is the political parties that will decide on the nature and extent of reforms, which in turn will determine how soon the election can be held.
Party consensus must for reforms, polls: Yunus

This, however, will be entirely dependent on the consensus among the political parties only, since seeking the opinion of the people would require a referendum, he said in an interview with The Daily Star on Tuesday.

"The sooner the reforms, the sooner the elections. And if the political parties say they don't want reforms, then even sooner," he said.

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