India, April 13 -- Senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Selima Rahman has said the interim government cannot remain in power for five years, urging the Muhammad Yunus-led administration to keep the promise to hold the national polls in December.

BNP Standing Committee Member Selima Rahman was quoted as saying The Daily Star, "We want fair elections. The home affairs adviser has said the country wants this government to stay for five years. But we know what the people really want."

"This is an interim government, and it is not meant to take on long-term responsibilities," she said.

She made the advise following Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury's recent statement in Sunammganj where he claimed people are during the interi...