<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Awami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that BNP's condition for participating in the next general election is unconstitutional.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Foreigners have said nothing about the caretaker government or the party's one-point agenda,” the minister said while briefing reporters at Setu Bhaban in Dhaka’s Banani.</div><div><br></div><div>Quader said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul’s statement indicates the “intent of violence” and makes it clear that the party is “walking on the path of unrest.”</div><div><br></div><div>“They want to disrupt peaceful elections. They are moving forward with the goal of terrorizing and foiling elections,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The AL general secretary reiterated his party’s stance on the upcoming election.</div><div><br></div><div>“Awami League’s one point is clear: Election will be held as per the constitution – under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina and the (supervision of) Election Commission,” Quader said.</div><div><br></div><div>“BNP's demand is strange, bizarre and absurd. They have decided not to participate in elections unless they are guaranteed to win,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Catherine Cook paid a courtesy call on the minister at the Setu Bhaban.</div><div><br></div><div>During the meeting, discussions were held on how the next national election will be held in the country, and the responsibilities of the election-time government.</div><div><br></div><div>The British High Commissioner stressed on free, fair, peaceful and participatory election. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>