Dhaka, June 3 -- BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said holding the national election before December is possible as completing the necessary reforms based on a consensus could take less than a month.

"December is far too late. It is possible to hold the election before then. If the reform proposals, excluding those related to constitutional amendments, are accepted through national consensus, they can be implemented in less than a month," he said.

Salahuddin made the comments while speaking at a discussion organised by the Gono Odhikar Parishad at Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU).

Salahuddin, a BNP Standing Committee member, noted that there is public opinion suggesting BNP may secure a majority in the election, though that wi...