Election likely to be held by December: Dr Yunus

Dhaka, March 3 -- Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has said the interim government is committed to holding a free and fair election, and the vote would likely be held by December this year.

He made these remarks while Hadja Lahbib, the EU commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management, called on the chief adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna on Monday.

The visiting EU commissioner said the European Union (EU) is providing €68 million this year for the Rohingya response, including host communities in Bangladesh, and for the Myanmar conflict, notably for the people caught in violence in Myanmar's Western Rakhine state.

But, she said, despite the fact that the amount is more than the initial EU contribution ...