, Aug. 28 -- BNP on Thursday expressed happiness over the Election Commission's (EC) newly announced roadmap for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, seeing it as a positive and hopeful step.

"The roadmap (for the national election) has been announced. It gives us an impression that the Election Commission has taken preparations to hold the election by February," said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Talking to reporters about the EC's roadmap, he said, "The main point is - we are happy."

Asked whether the roadmap announcement is good news for the people, Fakhrul simply replied, "Yes."

Earlier in the day, the Election Commission unveiled the detailed electoral action plan, setting timelines to complete all neces...