Dhaka, April 9 -- BNP's Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said the party will meet Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to request a roadmap for the next general election.

The meeting is scheduled for 12pm on Apr 16, he confirmed at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson's Office in Dhaka's Gulshan on Wednesday.

The BNP leader said: "We have sought time to meet the chief advisor. We will discuss this matter [the election issue] only after meeting him."

"We will demand a roadmap from the chief advisor before December," he added. "This is so that he clearly presents it to the nation through the proper process to address the uncertainty and instability felt by the nation, bring stability to politics, and revitalise economic activi...