Reiterating the importance of essential reforms before the national election, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has hinted that an announcement regarding the reform and election process will be made later this month, outlining how it will proceed and meet the expectations in line with the vision for a new Bangladesh.

In an interactive session with the envoys of European countries at the Chief Adviser’s Office on Monday, Prof Yunus referred to the Election Reform Commission and said there are certain reforms that are required to finish before the election to avoid old-fashioned problems.

Dr Yunus said they have to wait for the report to incorporate those proposals in the election process. “If the government holds the election now, it will be an old-fashioned one and all the old-fashioned problems will come back.”

Prof Yunus highlighted the interim government's commitment to building a new Bangladesh that requires new policies and a new institutional framework, and said the political parties are very interested in holding the election. "We are also interested in holding the election."