Election may be difficult this year due to unrest: Nahid 

Convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Party or National Citizens Party (NCP) Nahid Islam has said that it may be difficult for the interim government to hold a general election this year due to unrest.

The head of the newly-launched political party made the comment at an interview with Reuters.

The interim government has been unable to fully ensure public safety and holding a general election this year will be difficult, he said.

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted last August in the wake of mass, sometimes violent, student-led protests. The interim government, headed by Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, said this month that elections could be held by the end of 2025, although unrest has continued.

“In the current law and order situation and policing system, I don't think it is possible to hold a national election,” Nahid said.