BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has dismissed fears of election delays, saying,

“Some political parties are trying to postpone the polls. But I believe elections will be held on schedule. We are not anxious.”

His comments came in Thakurgaon, where the city has taken on a festive look ahead of the BNP’s long-awaited district council after eight years. The conference, set for Monday at Thakurgaon District School ground near Fakhrul’s ancestral home, will elect new leadership and revitalize party activities.

Party sources confirmed that there was no contest for the president’s post, with Fakhrul’s younger brother, former mayor Mirza Faisal Amin, being formally chosen as district president.