Dhaka, May 28 -- On a four-day trip to Japan, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus underscored the interim government's goal of holding a free and proper election by June next year, saying it will be done "under any circumstance."

Yunus renewed the vow while speaking at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on Wednesday while meeting former Japanese Prime Minister and Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League (JBPFL) president Taro Aso on the first day of his trip.

Recently, Yunus held discussions with the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, among others amid a spell of political commotion, which was exacerbated by the chief advisor's "contemplation of resignation".

After the discussions ended on Sunday, the Chief Advisor's Press Secretary revealed the deta...