BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on Sunday said the prevailing environment of the Parliament does not support the discussion of the election-time government. “We want formal dialogue to be held with the government to resolve the prevailing political impasse. There is no environment to discuss poll-time government in Parliament,” he said while addressing
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UK Minister declines comment on Tarique
Visiting United Kingdom Minister for International Development Alan Duncan has emphasised on free, fair and respected elections in Bangladesh, firmly stating that the elections would be watched by the world. He expressed his optimism that all sides in the country would resolve their differences through dialogue.
BNP blames govt for reluctance to hold talks
The BNP acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, alleged on Thursday that fresh talks between the Opposition and the government over election-time interim government has not yet been held due to the latter’s “reluctant attitude” to take any such step. “Our party chairperson Khaleda Zia has expressed her intention to sit across the table
No alternative to talks, says Ershad
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said, a serious situation is prevailing in the country and there is no alternative to dialogue to get rid of this condition. While exchanging views with a delegation of the Buddhist community at the party’s central office at Banani in the capital, the former President also observed, ... Read more
BNP pushes for dialogue on poll-time govt
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has again urged the government to arrange a dialogue with opposition for reaching a consensus to form a non-party and neutral poll-time government to ensure a participatory election for transferring power through democratic process. In a statement following a standing committee meeting of the party held in Dhaka on Wednesday
Dialogue process ‘very slow’: Mozena
The initiative of a dialogue between the government and opposition to resolve the political impasse is progressing very slowly, as there is a lack of confidence in each other, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena said on Wednesday. The dialogue is difficult under the current circumstance and that it will not be easy ... Read more
Nasim rules out talks with BNP outside Parliament
Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Friday called upon the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to return to Parliament for talks on ending the political impasse. “Dialogue can be held on election-time government and it will certainly be held in Parliament. But no talks will be held outside the House,” Nasim told a meeting organised ... Read more
Govt letter to oppn for talks likely today
At a moment when both the ruling Awami League and the main opposition BNP appear to be favourably inclined to begin dialogue over the holding of the next general election in a credible manner, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday renewed his call for talks between the two warring parties.
Khaleda optimistic about govt-opposition dialogue
Opposition leader Khaleda Zia has held out her hope that the initiative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for dialogue between the two major parties on election-time government would lead to an acceptable solution. The opposition leader who is also the chairperson of
Time is running out to find solution through dialogue: Taranco
Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has said that the time is running out to find a solution through dialogue between the parties to hold free, fair, credible, inclusive and non-violent elections in Bangladesh that will be acceptable to all. “Our concern is that the time is running out and that the quicker the ... Read more
No alternative to dialogue: Dipu Moni
There is no alternative to dialogue between the government and opposition for holding the next general elections in a credible manner, and to get rid of the ongoing violence in the country, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni told foreign diplomats on Sunday. She also said that the sooner the dialogue was held the better it ... Read more
Dialogue offer to opposition still valid: PM
Prime Minister and Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday, again urged leader of the opposition and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, to sit for a dialogue, shunning the “path of conspiracy”, in order to resolve the country’s prevailing political standoff. “Our offer of a dialogue to the opposition still remains valid…you may ... Read more
Respond to offer of talks, Hasina tells Khaleda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday, urged the opposition leader in Parliament, Khaleda Zia, to come to the talks table to resolve the current political stalemate. “Respond to our offer of talks and shun the politics of killings,” Hasina said at a meeting with the grassroots leaders of Barguna district unit of Awami League, at ... Read more