Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Bangladesh stands at a "critically tough" juncture at the moment and under the circumstances, its future course depends on the upcoming general elections, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin.

He said, "Bangladesh is now in a very critical situation. As a nation, as a country, where we will go, how we will walk the path of democracy - everything depends on the next elections."

He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at an event organised at the Ansar Guard Battalion (AGB) in Dhaka's Vatara on Monday.

The event was organised to mark the wrap-up of the Ansar-VDP polling station security drill for the national elections and the basic training programme for the fourth phase of Ansar company/...