Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said that the implementation of state reforms will not succeed until direct public representatives are given the responsibility to govern the country.

Speaking virtually at a programme at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB), he warned that any delay in the election would only deepen the conspiracy against both the country and the government.

"Those who believe reforms should come before the election must understand that for those reforms to be successful, people who are truly connected to the masses are needed. Without them, no reforms will be possible," he said.

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