Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has warned that Bangladesh is heading toward conflict within the next few months, saying "everyone is waiting for it to happen".

Speaking at a national dialogue on Saturday, Mahfuj cautioned that if a "religious dimension" becomes attached to the looming conflict, the country's situation could "deteriorate" further.

"Everyone has the right to take an ideological stance," he said. "But when that right is violated by another, conflict becomes inevitable. Therefore, before it happens, we must raise the call for unity."

Referring to the current political climate, he said many are holding back from confrontation because of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's "position".

Mahfuj said he had heard ...