Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- People of the country have been caught off guard by conflicting and contradictory statements coming from major stakeholders following announcement of the roadmap for the 13th parliamentary election the Election Commission on Thursday.

Though the BNP, the largest political party of the country, instantly welcomed the decision, the other important parties like Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) expressed their utmost reservation publicly.

Expressing difference over the target of the roadmap, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami said the road map declaration was nothing but efforts to foil the next polls.

The controversies were not among the political parties, but speeches from the EC officials also made the election...