BNP senior leader Zainul Abdin Farroque stated that the recent arrests of two former Chief Election Commissioners (CECs) prove that no one can seize power by force in Bangladesh anymore. Addressing the current Election Commission (EC), he said, "There’s no more Hasina, Ershad, Harun, or Biplob. What we have now is a decent person like Professor Yunus. Let’s conduct a fair election under his leadership." Farroque welcomed the arrests as a commendable move, adding, "From the grassroots citizens’ movement and as a freedom fighter of 1971, I salute this action. Justice must now take its course."