Dhaka, July 15 -- BNP senior leader Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on Tuesday alleged that a conspiracy is underway to delay the national election by deteriorating the law and order situation in a planned way.

"There is a clear conspiracy. if the law and order situation can be worsened, it is likely to benefit certain quarters," he said.

The BNP leader made the remark while talking to journalists in front of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh after visiting the venue ahead of the professionals' planned programme there on July 21, marking the first anniversary of the July mass uprising.

He, however, expressed the hope that the election would be held in time foiling all evil efforts.

Dr Zahid, a member of BNP's standing committee, said, "Th...