There is no reason to be worried about the upcoming national election, as the government is determined to hold the polls in the first half of February, reaffirmed Law Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul on Sunday (9th November, 2025).

“There is no issue of postponing the election, as it will definitely be held, and all necessary steps will be taken to ensure a festive atmosphere,” he said while talking to reporters at the Legal Aid Office of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court building in Rajshahi.

Mentioning that the political parties often make various statements to put pressure on each other and on the advisers, the law adviser said, “Their words create doubts in the public mind about the election.”

“There hasn’t been an election for 16–17 years; so naturally there is some anxiety among people. About five crore citizens have never had the chance to cast their votes. So, this election is very important to them and the people of Bangladesh are eagerly waiting for it with great enthusiasm,” he said.

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Referring to the bail granted by the court, the adviser said, “Granting of bail does not depend solely on judges, it also depends on police reports. If there is video footage or recorded voice evidence that becomes an exception.”

“Bail can be granted where it is suitable to do so. However, if those who get bail might commit similar crimes, disrupt the country's law and order situation, harm the environment or act as members of a banned organisation, then it would be cause of concern,” he added.

Noting that three judges are being appointed in place of one in certain courts to ease backlogs, the adviser said, “We are taking various initiatives to reform the judiciary and the public will definitely benefit from these efforts.”

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