BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said their party is willing to give the current interim government a reasonable time, not an indefinite time, to hold an acceptable election by reforming all the institutions, reports UNB.

While exchanging views with journalists at a hotel near Sylhet Airport, he also said no conspiracy of Sheikh Hasina would work to mislead the people of Bangladesh.

He said a truly democratic Bangladesh should be built by cleaning up all the garbage of the past.

“That is why we want to give the interim government logical time to arrange an acceptable election by reforming all the institutions of the country. But it’s not for an indefinite period. The caretaker government led by Justice Latifur Rahman gave a fair election in just three months,” the BNP leader said.

He said they are providing all-out support to the interim government, which was formed with competent people to help the nation rebound following the fall of autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina. “We will continue to provide them all sorts of assistance.”

Fakhrul said a part of the country has been affected by severe floods. “We’ve not seen such flash floods in the last 15 years. This terrible flood happened as India opened their dams. They didn't even give any forecast before opening the dam.”

He said there is still no solution to ensure fair water sharing from the common rivers with India.

The BNP leader accused India of using water aggression as a weapon. “A protest against this water aggression started from Sylhet, led by M Ilias Ali. As a result, he was made to disappear.”

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