The two major political parties in Bangladesh – Awami League and BNP are expressing opposition to the local elections as scheduled.
Bangladesh Election Commission has announced time table for polls in four city corporations and nine municipalities.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) rejected outright the EC announcement and insisted that the parliamentary polls promised for December should take place early.
Awami League's chief, Sheikh Hasina said local election before the general election is unconstitutional. In an interview with a Bangladeshi television, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on her behalf, that this government is illegal and how can an illegal government call elections.
Matiur Rahman Chowdhury has the details.
