"It will not do if we listen to every word the foreigners say. We have to solve our problems by ourselves," Mainul Hosein said while talking to the journalists at his office.

The senators, including Hillary Clinton, in a letter to Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed asked the Bangladesh government to declare a road map for the elections in two months.

"I am not saying that we do not need their cooperation. They are free to come to us and directly talk about how we can hold better elections, form a better government and eliminate corruption," the law adviser said.

It is up to the foreigners how they realise the problems of Bangladesh, he said.

Regarding the concern expressed by British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury over the arrest of the British citizens in Sylhet on Monday, Mainul said the arrest was made on the basis of specific allegations.

"We had information that they came from London and held secret meetings. ...And we should take such activities into account," he said.

"We are very much engaged with electoral issues, corruption cases and many other agenda. That is why we have to be careful if any new problems arise," Mainul said.

The ban on indoor politics will be withdrawn 'in time', he said without specifying the time.