Staff Correspondent

Though the party placed its demand for a specific election roadmap again alongside the trial of fascists and completion of reforms, the party leaders said they did not receive any assurance about it during their meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Yunus on Saturday.

“Reform, trial [of fascists] and election came up for discussions at the meeting. We said these things are mutually exclusive,” said BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.

He made the remarks while speaking to reporters after an over hour-long meeting with the Chief Adviser at his official residence, Jamuna.

Replying to a question on whether they get any response regarding a specific election timeframe, BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said, “We made our demands… But he (Prof Yunus) didn’t say anything specific about it.”

He, however, said the Chief Adviser’s office may give its reaction in this regard later through a media briefing.

Asked whether they were satisfied with the meeting outcome, Salahuddin said, “No need to respond to this question.”

Earlier in the day, a four-member BNP delegation, led by Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, joined the meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Yunus as part of efforts to defuse mounting political tension in the country.

The other members of the delegation were BNP Standing Committee members Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Salahuddin Ahmed.

The meeting, led by BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, began at 7:35pm at the Chief Adviser’s official residence, Jamuna