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Bangladesh Army Chief General Walker-uz-Zaman commented that the elections should be held within the next 18 months. He said this in an interview given to the news agency Reuters. The British news agency said in a report on Tuesday (September 24).

General Walker-uz-Zaman said, the country’s interim government chief adviser Nobel laureate. I am and will be with Muhammad Yunus. whatever; So that he can complete his mission.

He also said that there should be a transition to democracy in the country within the next one and a half years.

According to a Reuters report, General Waqar-uz-Zaman and the army did not stop student-led protests against the Hasina government in early August. This sealed the fate of Sheikh Hasina and after 15 years in power, this autocratic ruler resigned and moved to neighboring India.

In an interview with Reuters at his office in the capital Dhaka on Monday (September 23), General Walker said, Nobel laureate Dr. He has the full support of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. He also gave an outline to free the military from political influence.

General Walker-uz-Zaman said, I am Dr. Will stand by Yunus no matter what. So that he can complete his mission.

The pioneer of the global microcredit movement. Yunus has promised necessary reforms in the judiciary, police and financial institutions to pave the way for a free and fair election in the country of 170 million people.

General Waqar-uz-Zaman took over as army chief a few weeks before Hasina’s ouster. He said that the transition to democracy should be done within a year to one and a half years after the reforms. However, he also stressed the need for patience at this time.

The Bangladesh Army chief also said, “If you ask me, I would say we should enter the democratic process within this time frame.”