Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the schedule for the upcoming local government elections will be announced after an inter-ministerial meeting. He said the Election Commission (EC) is constitutionally responsible for conducting the elections.

The minister also said the government is not opposed to e-rickshaws. However, he noted that drives are being conducted against illegal electricity charging points to curb the growing menace of e-rickshaws.

He made the remarks on Tuesday after a meeting at the Secretariat on measures to ease traffic congestion.

Salahuddin Ahmed also said the people of the country had received justice through the verdict sentencing seven people to death for crimes against humanity.

He said the government had taken action over a procession held by the banned Awami League in Gulshan.

The home minister said the traffic congestion problem could not be solved overnight. “Coordination efforts to address the problem have already begun,” he said.

He added that a decision had been taken to relocate bus terminals as part of measures to reduce traffic congestion.