Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The interim government has said it will introduce the long-awaited referendum law within the next several working days.

Speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Thursday, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said the draft legislation was in its final stages. "We are going to enact the referendum law very soon," he said. "Today is Thursday - you can assume it will be completed within the next three or four working days."

Commenting on the SC verdict that overturned a controversial ruling issued more than a decade ago by former Chief Justice Khairul Haque, he said it is "another historic judgment."

"The caretaker government has been reinstated," Nazrul said. "It will take effect after the next parl...