Yunus word choice violates political norms: BNP7 Jun 2025 10:59
Chief Adviser Prof Yunus' choice of words in his speech to the nation crossed all limits of political decorum, said BNP senior leaders at a standing committee meeting on Friday.
The BNP leaders vented frustrations at a number of other aspects of the chief adviser's speech, according to a post-meeting press release issued early Saturday.
The BNP leaders did not specify the words that Prof Yunus used to draw their ire, nor did they elaborate on the nature of the "serious norm violations." However, they pointed out that some of Prof Yunus's topics for discussion -- Chattogram port handling, humanitarian corridor to Myanmar -- went beyond the very mandate he himself outlined for his team to work on during the tenure.
In the high-level meeting, the party reasserted its demand for holding elections by the end of this year, and rejected Chief Adviser's announcment of holding polls in first half of April next year.
The interim government head also did not give any reason for not holding polls in or before December, party leaders noted, according to the press release.
The first half of April 2026 will coincide with the Islamic month of fasting, nationwide secondary or higher-secondary exams, and potentially inclement weather, making election campaigning and vote casting painfully toilsome for politicians and commoners alike, BNP leaders noted in the meeting.
These difficulties could be used to justify further delays in arranging polls, they cautioned. Thus far, the unnecessary delays in arranging polls, has caused anger and despair among the people, particularly after they suffered over 15 years of torture and a bloody mass uprising to reinstate voting rights, says the press release.
The interim government has called for fostering consensus among the politicial forces and other stakeholders, but regarding the election timeframe, has ignored the voices of the majority of political parties under the influence of a select few.
This practice raises questions over the neutrality of the government, and can rationally make the general people worry about the prospects of a free and fair elections under the current administration.
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