, Oct. 6 -- BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said those insisting on holding a referendum on the July Charter before the upcoming national election have an ulterior motive to delay the polls.

"The next parliamentary election is only a few months away, and arranging it is already a huge national task. If we try to hold a separate referendum before the election, it will need the same preparations, manpower, logistics, and budget as a general election. This will only waste time and delay the polls," he said.

BNP forms new convening committee for Agriculturists' Association of Bangladesh

The BNP leader made the remark while speaking at a discussion titled 'Challenges and Prospects of Quality and Acceptable Elections...