Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The BNP did not demand the formation of a caretaker government during its meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, according to Law Advisor Asif Nazrul.

Speaking at the Secretariat on Wednesday, Nazrul said the BNP leaders had instead urged the interim government to play a "neutral" role, similar to that of a caretaker administration.

A BNP delegation held an hour-long meeting with Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday, ahead of the parliamentary polls scheduled for February.

After the meeting, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they had demanded the interim government be "modelled after a caretaker system".

"We met the chief advisor to discuss several political concerns," he added. "...