Bogura, May 23 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday said what Bangladesh needs now is the national election as local government polls cannot restore democracy, stating that the main goal of the movement is yet to be achieved, even though the fascist feld the country.

"The country is passing through a period of political unrest, the sooner the national election is held, the quicker the instability will subside," he said while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar.

The seminar titled 'Youth Perspectives on Agricultural Development, Environmental Protection, and Urban Issues' was organised in Bogura by the BNP's affiliated bodies-Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal.

This senior BNP leader said, "The cur...