Chief Adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam has firmly said that the election will be held before February 15, regardless of any decision on the referendum issue.
“The Chief Adviser will decide on the referendum. Whatever the decision, there is no power to delay the election,” he said.
Shafiqul made the remarks while talking to reporters after the closing ceremony and prize distribution of a programme organized by the July Kanya Foundation at Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU).
He said that political parties are expressing their views, but the government does not see it as a threat. “The Chief Adviser will take the best possible decision."
On November 13, the court will announce the date for the verdict on Sheikh Hasina, he also said.
Referring to the role of women in the 2024 uprising, he said men and women worked shoulder to shoulder in bringing down authoritarian rule. Now women are not behind anyone.
No scope for referendum before national election: Fakhrul
The programme, ‘Mind-Bridge and Knowledge Competition 2025’, was held at the NSTU to encourage youth to acquire knowledge and flourish talent.
Chaired by July Kanya Foundation president Jannatul Naeem Promi, NSTU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr. Mohammad Ismail attended as chief patron and additional deputy commissioner of the district Ismail Hossain as special guest, among others.