Dhaka, April 16 -- Law Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday posed a question saying how they will demonstrate accountability to people if they hold the national election without any trials for the killings committed during the July uprising.

"If we hold elections without any trials, how will we show accountability to people and to ourselves?" he told reporters in front of state guest house Jamuna after a meeting between the BNP delegation and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.

The adviser said over a thousand youths sacrificed their lives and 50-60 thousand people got affected physically and holding trial of the killers is one of the key desires.

There are demands for swift execution of trials for the killings committed during t...