Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said his government is prepared to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful general election in the first half of February in Bangladesh, as he held a meeting with United States (US) Special Envoy Sergio Gor in New York.

"The election will be held in February. It will be free, fair, and peaceful. The country is fully prepared," he told the Special Envoy for South and Central Asia and the US Ambassador-designate to India on Monday (NY time), BSS reports.

Sergio Gor commended the Chief Adviser's leadership and reiterated the United States' willingness to support the country's efforts.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including...