Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia does not want to hold talks, rather she wants to create chaos in the country. “We asked Khaleda Zia to sit for talks, but she gave an ultimatum. We wanted to discuss their adjournment proposal on election-time government,
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MK Anwar pushes for dialogue outside JS
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
BNP against joining polls under party govt
BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on Wednesday said the opposition will not join any election under an administration to be headed by any political leader. “We want to clearly state that BNP won’t participate in any polls under an election-time government that will be headed by a party leader,” he told a discussion.
Election must be held by Jan 25, says Obaidul Quader
Communi-cations Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the next general election must be held by January 25 as per the constitution. Election Commission (EC) will announce the election’s schedule after October to conduct the election by January 25, he told the journalists after inaugurating Digitized Load Control Station on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Baradargarhat
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
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
EU, Japan, Canada urge AL, BNP to resolve crisis
European Union, Japan and Canada on Sunday urged the two major parties to resolve the ongoing political impasse over formation of election-time government. Ambassadors of European Union and Japan and High Commissioner of Canada to Dhaka made the appeal during a meeting with Leader of the Opposition
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
Talks could solve political crisis, says Speaker
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Sunday said a solution to the current political impasse centering the election-time government could be found through talks. “The two major political parties of the country are sincere about holding talks over the poll-time government; the venue and details of the dialogue are yet to be determined,” she told ... Read more