The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Awami League (AL) spokesman and Joint Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said AL would announce party's decision on the BNP's latest polls proposal after reviewing the stand of the Government and the Election Commission (EC) on this proposal.

"We want the parliamentary polls to take place on December 18 as per the announcement of the EC," he remarked.

Talking to newsman at the Sudha Sadan residence of AL president Sheikh Hasina at Dhanmondi, Ashraful said, "We are waiting to know the decision of the meeting between the Government and BNP on the issue first, and then we will disclose our decision."

"But we would like calling upon all the political parties to participate in the polls on December 18, the date has been announced by the EC," he added.

Ashraful also alleged that the EC has changed the election schedule many times. "Such changes have certainly hampered our preparations, as we have been working targeting the December 18 as the date for the national polls," he added.

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Thursday proposed that her party would participate in the election if the polls date was shifted to December 28.