BNP has demanded the Election Commission (EC) to suspend elections to Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and by-polls to five parliamentary seats due to the growing number of coronavirus cases in the country. At the same time, the party also demanded closing the courts for a temporary period.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demands yesterday at an emergency press conference at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office.

“People are talking about halting the elections due to a fear of coronavirus outbreak. But the Election Commission on Thursday said the elections scheduled for March 21 will surely be held and it’ll take decision about by-polls scheduled to be held on March 29 on March 19. We think it’s a unilateral decision,” he said.

The BNP leader alleged that the EC is showing inhuman attitude during this time of a disaster.