Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that holding a separate referendum would cost an additional Taka one thousand crore.

He said, "We have said that the referendum must be held on the same day as the national election. Holding a separate referendum will cause an additional expense of over Taka one thousand crore." Fakhrul made the remarks as the chief guest at a discussion organized by Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal at the National Press Club.

BNP Standing Committee Member Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed also spoke on the occasion, while Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal President Syed Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat presided over the event.The BNP Secretary General said that if the election had been held within thr...