Law adviser Asif Nazrul has said they will hold the national election as soon as possible on completion of necessary reforms. “This is not a matter for the Ministry of Law. We will hold the elections as soon as possible after implementing the most essential reforms,” he said responding to a question at a press conference at the Secretariat about the 100-day activities of the Ministry. “Must protect country from militancy and fundamentalism”: Asif Nazrul He stressed the need for ensuring transparency in the electoral process. “We do not want any fake elections like before, nor do we want anyone to use electoral victory as a means to organise fraudulent elections in the future. Beyond this, we have no other interest.”  “Most members of the interim government are keen to return to their respective professions as soon as possible. There has been no mention of a four-year tenure, he added.

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul will look into administrative and financial issues at the Speaker’s office of Jatiya Sangsad, said Chief Adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday. The Press Secretary came up with the updates while briefing the media at Foreign Service Academy on the meeting of the Council of Advisers held with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Alam said the Speaker had financial and administrative duties and now the Speaker’s post is vacant. There is a question of who will do the work related to financial and administrative activities, he said, adding that a decision has been taken that Law Adviser Asif Nazrul will look into it. Deputy Press Secretaries Aburba Jahangir and Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder also spoke at the briefing.