Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday questioned whose agenda Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is serving by repeatedly citing vague election timeframes—such as December or June—instead of providing a specific and concrete roadmap.

“Why can’t you settle down on one timeline? You are a world-famous and respected person. Such shifting won’t be well received nationally and internationally,” he said at the National  Press Club, Dhaka.

Salahuddin, a BNP Standing Committee member, said the Chief Adviser, during his last meeting with BNP, promised that his government’s activities would be carried out with the aim of holding the national election by December this year, reports United News of Bangladesh (UNB).

Salahuddin said their party also spoke to the Election Commission, which informed them it would be ready by June this year to conduct the election.

The BNP leader urged the Yunus administrationto take prompt steps to establish a democratic government elected by the people’s vote, reports UNB.

“Several thousand people were martyred for the restoration of the right to vote, democratic rights, and constitutional rights, ultimately achieving the return of elections. Fascism also collapsed through mass uprisings. Now, by denying that very election, whom are you trying to encourage, and which unconstitutional force is benefiting from it?” he said.

Meanwhile, a Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrants for former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and 51 other accused in three separate cases filed over alleged Purbachal plot allocation corruption.

Metropolitan Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Zakir Hossain Galib issued the arrest warrants after taking into cognisance the charge sheets submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB.

The ousted ex-prime minister allegedly became the owner of a plot for herself and the members of her family at Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) Purbachal New Town Project secretly.