Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- BNP has decided not to participate in the upcoming upazila election and the by-polls to the vacant mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir disclosed the decision after a meeting of party standing committee members at BNP chairperson's Gulshan office on Thursday night.

"We've taken a decision that we're not taking party in the upazila polls and the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation. We think elections under the current government and the Election Commission will only turn into a farce," he said.

The BNP leader further said, "It's already been proved through the national election that no election will be held in a free and fair ...