Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government is taking preparations to hold a free, fair and neutral election as per the constitution.

The minister made this remark while Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Iwama Kiminori paid a courtesy call on him at his secretariat office in the morning.

The Election Manifesto Formulation Committee of Bangladesh Awami League has already held its first meeting concentrating on the national polls, Quader informed the Japanese envoy.

During the call on, they also discussed how to further strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries including the progress of the ongoing projects with the assistance of Japan.