Raushan Ershad meets president, calls for timely election

A delegation, led by Jatiya Party’s Chief Patron and opposition leader in the parliament Raushan Ershad, paid a visit to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital on Sunday.

During the meeting, Raushan Ershad told the president that the upcoming 12th parliamentary election must be held within the due time in accordance with the constitution, according to local news portals.

She requested also the president to take steps to hold a dialogue to find a solution to the ongoing political crisis.

The opposition leader in the parliament urged the head of the state to extend the deadline for nomination paper submission as November 30 is the deadline for filing income tax returns.