Ms. Hasina, who was released on parole last month after 11 months of detention to seek medical treatment in the U.S., said Bangladeshis had begun to doubt if elections would be held as scheduled. She opposed the caretaker government’s plan to hold local government polls in October ahead of the national elections, stating: “If these elections are conducted first, the people’s doubt will further deepen.” The caretaker government is duty-bound to hold free, fair and transparent elections and transfer power to an elected government, she added.
She told U.S. officials that her party supported the anti-corruption drive launched by the government and would continue with it if elected. However, she said her party would not carry out political arrests in the name of the anti-corruption drive.
Begum Khaleda Zia’s party, the BNP, has accused the caretaker government of ‘double standards’. The government recently released Ms. Zia’s son, Arafat Rahman Koko, and allowed him to go abroad for medical treatment. Ms. Zia’s release from prison is being delayed due to her demand that her elder son, Tariq Rahman, who has been arrested on corruption charges, should also be freed along with her.
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