, Aug. 24 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday called on the interim government to guarantee a free and fair election, stressing that only an elected government has the mandate to amend the constitution for the nation's interest.

"If any amendment to the constitution is needed for the interest of the country, it should be done by an elected government," he said while talking to reporters after distributing raincoats among rickshaw and van pullers in front of BNP's Nayapaltan central office.

The BNP leader said the achievement made on August 5 must be maintained, mentioning that people had endured sixteen years of oppression under a repressive government.

He stressed the need for preventing its return and ur...