Election before June 30 at the latest: Press Secretary
Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary for the chief adviser, has reaffirmed that the election may take place early but no later than June 30 of the next year.
December, January, February, March, April, May, or even June could be the dates. When asked about the national election, he responded, "But it will not go past 30 June."
Speaking to reporters at a news briefing held Sunday afternoon at the capital's Foreign Service Academy to provide an update on the chief adviser's recent trip to Japan, he made this claim.
During the briefing, members of the top adviser's press wing talked about the visit to Japan as well as other current affairs.
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus will open the second session of talks with political parties under the National Consensus Commission at 4:00 pm on Monday, according to deputy press secretary Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumdar.
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All political parties participating in the reform process have been invited to the meeting, Abul Kalam Azad Majumdar continued.
"The main adviser will begin the second phase of discussions on the reform idea tomorrow (Monday)," he added. We hope that these conversations will come to a close soon so that they may make a clear declaration about the July Charter, which is presently being developed.
Strengthened ties with Japan
Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary for the chief adviser, said that the visit has strengthened Bangladesh's ties with Japan.
During the visit, he told the reporters, six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between the two nations. Japan promised to contribute USD 418 million for a Development Policy Loan, sometimes known as budget support.
Shafiqul Alam added that the chief adviser and the Japanese prime minister had a very friendly encounter.
"They confirmed their ongoing support for the interim government, which we requested in a number of assurances," he stated.
He also declared that Japan would support the Joydebpur-Ishwardi dual gauge railway route with USD 641 million. Japan is also contributing USD 4.2 million for scholarships and human resource development.
The Maheshkhali-Matarbari Development Project is expected to cost USD 29 billion, and he expressed hope that Japan would contribute significantly.
According to the press secretary, the chief adviser also spoke with important investment firms in Japan, and "we had a positive answer from them." We are hoping that Bangladesh would attract a lot of big Japanese investment.
He added that over the next five years, Japan plans to hire 100, qualified people from Bangladesh.
"I think this visit has opened up a new avenue in Japan's labor market. In this context, certain agreements have been reached.
A taskforce led by Professor Yunus has already been established to work toward this objective. We might be able to send over 100,workers if we work together," he continued.
Fayez Ahmed, a senior assistant press secretary, attended the press conference as well.
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