, Sept. 29 -- BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said the people of Bangladesh will politically reject those who are trying to delay or obstruct the national election.

"For the last 16 years, we have struggled to restore our democratic and voting rights. But since the election timeline was announced, we have noticed efforts to delay and obstruct the election by some quarters. The people of Bangladesh will politically reject those who try to stand in the way of this election," he said.

Salahuddin, a BNP Standing Committee member, made the remarks while exchanging greetings with Hindu devotees at Dhakeshwari National Temple on the occasion of Durga Puja.

He also accused a quarter and a political party of trying to divide the na...