Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday reaffirmed that the national parliamentary elections will take place in February next year, dismissing attempts by certain groups to create confusion about the schedule."There is no scope for confusion regarding the election.

It must be held in the first half of February," he said while exchanging views with journalists at the Netrakona Circuit House yesterday.

Alam alleged that those spreading uncertainty over the electoral process were aligned with the ousted autocratic regime. "If you observe closely, you will find that those trying to obstruct the election were allies of the fallen autocratic government.

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