Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday expressed his doubt about whether the interim government could hold the February elections in a fair manner.

Furthermore, he said, the bureaucracy, which was the main obstacle to the reform agenda, was now back to the scenario, while businessmen and politicians fled after the July uprising.

"This bureaucracy is the main safeguard of the old establishment. And the interim government has given it the opportunity to return (keep control of the old establishment)," he told a press conference titled "Selected policy recommendations and proposed national programme for the next government".

The event was organised by the Citize...