Speaking at a memorial event marking Ziaur Rahman's death anniversary, BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury emphasized the urgent need for elections before December. “Investors first ask, when is the election? I want to see an elected government, opposition, and parliament,” he said. Khasru added that 52 parties that opposed Sheikh Hasina collectively want elections by December. “Only a few unregistered parties with no public support are against elections—just like the ‘King’s parties’ of the 1/11 era,” he said.