Dhaka, June 16 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said holding a national election is the only option for the interim government to restore democracy in the country.

"There is no other way but an election to return democratic, political and constitutional rights to people. The two leaders (Chief Adviser and BNP Acting Chairman) agreed on this issue during the London meeting," he said.

Khosru, who accompanied BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman during a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the Dorchester Hotel in London, made the remarks while speaking to reporters outside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport upon his return from London in the morning.

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