Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there is no scope to hold a referendum before the upcoming national election and urged all political parties to focus on ensuring a free and fair vote instead of creating confusion among the public.

Speaking at a discussion, he also blamed the current interim government for creating the ongoing political crisis, saying that the National Consensus Commission has betrayed the people by breaking the trust placed in it.

"We want to make it very clear that there is no scope to hold a referendum before the national election. We have already said that the referendum will be held on the same day as the election. There will be two ballots - one for the referendum ...