, Dec. 12 -- Stating that some parties have accepted the national election and referendum schedule with heavy hearts, BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said those who had earlier pushed for delaying the polls belong to an "anti-democracy camp".

"The announcement of the election schedule on Thursday was a successful step for democratic transition. We welcomed it. We expressed satisfaction. But many were forced to welcome it with heavy hearts," he said.

Speaking at the opening session of the sixth day of BNP's "Plan to Build the Country" workshop at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) auditorium in Farmgate, he said the main expectation of the mass uprising was to ensure people's voting rights. "This schedule is a step t...