Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of Nagorik Oikya and former VP of DUCSU, said that the Election Commission had earlier said that the schedule would be announced around the 7th-8th of this month. Then it was heard that the schedule would be announced on the 11th. Now the Election Commission is saying that nothing can be said about the election date, we are monitoring the situation. We have said that the election should be held before Ramadan. The later the election is delayed, the more the concern will increase.He told reporters these things while inaugurating the district office of Nagorik Oikya in Kurigram on Sunday (December 7) afternoon.At that time, party general secretary Shahidurla Kaiser, member Abdur Razzak, inquiry committee convener and veteran freedom fighter retired Major Abdus Salam and other leaders and activists were present. Later, he addressed a freedom fighter rally at the Independence Victory Column at the College Cross in the district town.Mahmudur Rahman Manna said, "Begum Zia had an extraordinary contribution to the alliance of all democratic movements in this country. She suffered a lot and endured a lot of torture. Everyone wants him to be in this election process. There is a concern among everyone about his health. That is why we are concerned about whether there is any change in the election situation. But we want him to recover and the election will be held at the right time.’He said, ‘In the fifteen-year struggle, we had other parties including BNP, we have contact with them. Discussions are going on with them. However, no electoral agreement has been reached with anyone so far. We do not want to do anything alone.’