Gazi Ataur Rahman, Joint Secretary General of Islami Andolon Bangladesh, praised Tarique Rahman’s proposal to shift the election from December to February during the meeting, noting that Chief Adviser Yunus also expressed conditional openness to the suggestion. “This move to reconsider positions on logical grounds sets a positive precedent in Bangladesh’s political landscape,” he said. Ataur further stated that the BNP has expressed principled support for reform, justice, and the July Declaration, which will help pave the way for building a democratic future for the country. However, he criticized the repeated mention of a ‘joint statement’ in the press briefing, arguing that issuing such a statement between a political party and a state representative is inappropriate. He also warned that national decisions should not be based solely on one party’s stance.