Dhaka, April 27 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced that the government plans to initiate the election process for local government bodies as soon as necessary preparations are completed.

Responding to a query from Mohammad Zahirul Islam, a Jamaat-e-Islami MP from Chattogram-16, during a question-and-answer session in parliament on Monday, the minister confirmed that the matter is under "active consideration".

The session was presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad.

Answering a supplementary question from independent MP Rumeen Farhana regarding the specific timeline for the polls, Fakhrul explained that local polls are typically held in phases.

"Past experience ...