Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a section of vested interests is conspiring to sabotage the forthcoming national election by raising what he termed as "irrelevant and distracting demands."

Speaking at a memorial discussion held at the National Press Club on Wednesday (August 27) to mark the 10th death anniversary of veteran freedom fighter, former prime minister, and Jatiya Party chairman Kazi Zafar Ahmed, Fakhrul said a "deliberate attempt" is being made to disrupt the electoral process.

"Had elections been held within three months of the mass uprising, this crisis would not have emerged," Fakhrul said, warning that undemocratic forces seize power whenever delays occur in democratic ...