Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced that the government will take steps to organize district council, upazila council, and municipal elections as soon as possible. He made the statement on Wednesday at the Secretariat during his first working day after taking oath as minister. Responding to a journalist’s question, he said that decisions on these elections will be made quickly.

Following the July uprising that led to the fall of the Awami League government, the interim administration removed all city corporation, district, upazila, and municipal mayors—most of whom were Awami League leaders—and appointed administrators in their place. These administrators are still performing their duties. The minister declined to comment on alleged irregularities by former interim government adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, saying he would review the matter first.

Mirza Fakhrul added that law and order and the economy have improved compared to the past, and that the banking sector is now under control. He said the country is recovering from the political upheaval following the fall of the previous government.