Dhaka, April 27 -- Ganasamhati Andolon Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki on Sunday stressed the need for fixing a specific timeframe for the next national election.

"If the election is to be held after December, the reasons must be explained," he said after a dialogue with the National Consensus Commission.

Referring to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus' announcement that the election will be held between December this year and June next year, Saki said, "Other advisers also said they will not go beyond this timeline. We think the timeframe should be more specific and finalised through discussion."

The discussion was held with National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz in the chair.

A 10-member delegation of Ganasamhati An...