Dhaka, March 18 -- Dhaka District Jubo Dal President Yassin Ferdous Murad on Tuesday warned that the people of Bangladesh will not accept any excuses for delaying the national election.

"Prolonged delays in holding the national election under the pretext of reforms are unacceptable under any circumstances. The people of the country will not tolerate any excuse for deferring the election," Murad told an iftar party.

The iftar was organised by the BNP Sanora Union unit in Dhamrai and its associated bodies at the Mahishashi Purba Para Islamia Madrasa field.

Murad said the people of the country have been waiting for 17 years to elect their representatives through a free and fair election.

"The people have been deprived of their right to v...