Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- With the national election in the spotlight, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has emphasised the need for essential reforms to ensure free and fair polls, asserting that the country should not proceed without them.

"We've clearly told them (Election Commission) that (there will be) no (national) election without reforms," said Jamaat Secretary General Prof Mia Golam Parwar on Thursday.

He made the remarks while talking to reporters after a two-hour meeting between a Jamaat delegation and the Election Commission at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.

"The parliamentary elections will have to be arranged after reforming at least all the divisions and organs involved in the election process. Otherwise, this election would not be neu...