Cumilla, June 9 -- Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan on Monday said the Election Commission will announce the election roadmap in due time, keeping in mind the tentative schedule of the national election in the first half of April.

He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after exchanging Eid greetings with locals at Jahapur Bazar in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla.

In response to queries about both the national and local government elections, Adviser Asif said political parties had earlier expressed concerns that holding local government polls might delay the national election.

"Now that the Chief Adviser has set the national election timeline for April, there is no longer any such possibility," he added.

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