The BNP has urged the government to strike a compromise on the opposition demand for reinstating a non-party, caretaker government provision in the constitution for overseeing the general elections.
"I would tell the government to waste no more time in reaching a consensus over the question of reinstating the non-party caretaker government. Relieve the country of this anarchic state," said the party's Standing Committee member Moudud Ahmed. Moudud made the call after joining a human-chain protest in front of the National Press Club on Friday morning. Diploma Engineers Association of Bangladesh organised the programme to demand withdrawal of cases filed against BNP-led 18-Party Alliance leaders.
"BNP does not harbour politics of conflict. We believe in compromise. The anarchic and violent situation prevailing in the country at the moment can end only by meeting the demand," maintained Moudud, a key policymaker . He renewed the threat of pressing on with the street movement if the Awami League-led government stuck to its decision of holding national election under a partisan administration. "The government will be forced to fulfil the demand of the mass."
Jatiyatabadi Matshajibi Dal, Jatiyatabadi Baul Dal, Jatiyatabadi Motor-Driver Dal, Zia Parishad, 'Amra Thakurgaon' district inhabitants in Dhaka, Desh Bachao Manush Bachao Andolon, and JAGPA Chhatra League also formed separate human chains voicing the same demand. The former law minister claimed that the demand for a non-party, caretaker government also gained support from people like US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
He criticised cases against BNP leaders and activists. Police pressed charges against the accused BNP leaders on Thursday, seeking arrest warrants. Police filed two cases on Apr 29 over violence during countrywide strike to demand 'return' of missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali. "The government-patronised people have kidnapped Ilias Ali and killed journalists duo Sagar-Runi and also the Saudi diplomat. That is the reason that none of the killers has been arrested until now," Moudud said.
"I would tell the government to waste no more time in reaching a consensus over the question of reinstating the non-party caretaker government. Relieve the country of this anarchic state," said the party's Standing Committee member Moudud Ahmed. Moudud made the call after joining a human-chain protest in front of the National Press Club on Friday morning. Diploma Engineers Association of Bangladesh organised the programme to demand withdrawal of cases filed against BNP-led 18-Party Alliance leaders.
"BNP does not harbour politics of conflict. We believe in compromise. The anarchic and violent situation prevailing in the country at the moment can end only by meeting the demand," maintained Moudud, a key policymaker . He renewed the threat of pressing on with the street movement if the Awami League-led government stuck to its decision of holding national election under a partisan administration. "The government will be forced to fulfil the demand of the mass."
Jatiyatabadi Matshajibi Dal, Jatiyatabadi Baul Dal, Jatiyatabadi Motor-Driver Dal, Zia Parishad, 'Amra Thakurgaon' district inhabitants in Dhaka, Desh Bachao Manush Bachao Andolon, and JAGPA Chhatra League also formed separate human chains voicing the same demand. The former law minister claimed that the demand for a non-party, caretaker government also gained support from people like US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
He criticised cases against BNP leaders and activists. Police pressed charges against the accused BNP leaders on Thursday, seeking arrest warrants. Police filed two cases on Apr 29 over violence during countrywide strike to demand 'return' of missing BNP leader M Ilias Ali. "The government-patronised people have kidnapped Ilias Ali and killed journalists duo Sagar-Runi and also the Saudi diplomat. That is the reason that none of the killers has been arrested until now," Moudud said.
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