Rangpur, July 27 -- The presidential election will be held on time and candidates for the post will be nominated according to the party's decision, LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday.

He made the remarks while responding to journalists' questions after inaugurating the divisional office of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) in the Terminal area of Rangpur city.

Mirza Fakhrul said the BNP is a democratic political party.

"Through a long struggle, our party formed the government with a two-thirds majority in parliament with the love and votes of the people," he said.

He said the BNP had fulfilled the responsibility of running the government not once, but five times. "Those who call BNP a fascist either l...