It's not an election, it's a drama: BNP tells EU delegation

The upcoming 12th Jatiya Sangsad polls is not an election, but rather a drama staged by the government, the BNP told the visiting European Union (EU) delegation on Wednesday (27 December).

"As far as we understand, they [the EU] will submit a report on the election environment. They are collecting information in this regard. We have highlighted the reality that it is not an election; it is a drama," BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moin Khan told the media.

The BNP on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with the visiting election experts delegation of the EU.

Six BNP leaders including the party's standing committee members Abdul Moin Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan and International Affairs Secretary Humayun Kabir joined the meeting, said BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan.

The meeting started at 3:00pm and ended at 4:10pm, he added. 

Earlier on the day, the EU delegation held a meeting with BNP leaders of Sylhet division at a hotel in Sylhet around 12:00pm. 

BNP chairperson's advisory council member Khandkar Abdul Moktadir, standing committee member Ariful Haque Chowdhury and Sylhet District BNP President Qayyum Chowdhury were present in the meeting.