DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the door of the dialogue with the BNP and like minded parties is always open to hold next general election before January 29 of 2019. 

The ruling Awami League lawmaker made the assertion at a press conference  at secretariat in the city. 

“There is no scope of holding midterm election in Bangladesh. The next general election should be held under the defending government,” he said.

The government would not accept the demand of caretaker government, he said. 

The press meet was organized to brief the recent visit of United States. 

Tofail Ahmed told journalists the dialogue is a continuous process and election holds for every five years.   

He claimed United States does not discussed with him about elections as it has realized that Bangladesh is on the right way.

The minister also mentioned Thailand’s recent military coup saying some vested quarters wanted to see such incident in Bangladesh. 

BDST: 1840 HRS, JUN 22, 2014