Staff Reporter
The Awami League yesterday backtracked from its demand for holding general elections in June-July that it made the day before (Thursday).
The Awami League (AL) Presidium, the highest policymaking body of the party, at a meeting on Thursday demanded early polls jettisoning the roadmap, which outlined holding of the general elections within December this year. In a sudden turn-around yesterday, senior leaders of the AL, including its Acting President Zillur Rahman, extended support to the Election Commission’s roadmap for the general national elections. [Read more]