Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said parliamentary polls will be held as per the constitution of the country and current government will perform duties of poll-time government.
 
"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will discharge duties of the premier during the polls. There is no chance to go beyond the constitution for an inch," he told
journalists at Circuit House at Kurigram before addressing the extended meeting of district unit of AL as the chief guest.
 
In India, the UK, Australia, Japan, France and Germany in the continental Europe and other democratic countries, existing government perform duties of
poll-time government and in the USA, existing president doesn't resign before elections of president, he referred.
 
BNP is demanding caretaker government system which also exists in Pakistan, he mentioned.
 
"My question is that why they (BNP) only follows Pakistan. Mirza Fakhrul (BNP secretary general) few days ago said Pakistan (period) was better. So, it is
natural that they would follow Pakistan," Hasan said.

About BNP's movement, the AL joint general secretary said: "Now BNP's situation is as like as confined lion. It is as like as too much talks end in
nothing. They have nothing to do anything else."

If BNP tries to destroy the country's peace and order, the government will deal them in iron hand and the AL along with people will resist them.

BDST: 1642 HRS, JULY 21, 2023
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