BNP thought election would not be held: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that BNP thought election would not be held in the country.

The Prime Minister came up with the remark while exchanging views with leaders and activists of Awami League at Kotalipara in Gopalganj on Friday (December 8).

“Who is the leader of BNP? They have no leader. BNP thought election would not be held. But election will be held on time. They once said they would obstruct the election, but the election schedule has been announced”, she said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina went to her home district Gopalganj on a two-day personal tour by maintaining the electoral code of conduct.

Sheikh Hasina, also president of the Awami League, went to Gopalganj by her personal car on Thursday afternoon.

She paid rich tributes and offered prayers at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman soon after reaching Tungipara on Thursday.