The main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Wednesday held meetings with 10 political parties and groups including the Liberal Democratic Party and Bangladesh Kalyan Party and discussed the modalities of working together to intensify the current anti-government movement.
The acting secretary general of BNP, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, after three separate meetings claimed that the parties had extended their support to the ongoing BNP-led anti-government movement.
The 10 political parties and groups are the Liberal Democratic Party, Bangladesh Kalyan Party, Jatiya Ganatantrik Party, Nationalist Peoples Party, Muslim League, Bangladesh NAP, Islamic Party, National Awami Party-Bhasani, Labour Party and Democratic Alliance.
A delegation of LDP on Wednesday met BNP acting secretary general at his Uttara residence and handed over some specific proposals to finalise the future course of action for a 'greater unity' against the government.
The meeting sources said that LDP leaders wanted clarification on a number of matters, including what would be the name of the alliance if they join
the BNP-led anti-government movement and the strategy for next general election.
The BNP side told LDP leaders the matters would be discussed at the
party's highest policy-making body and among the partners of BNP-led four party alliance.
The four-member delegation, led by LDP secretary general Jahanara Begum, included presidium members Redwan Ahmed and Syed Didar Bakht and senior joint secretary Shahdat Hossain Selim. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan and party chairperson's adviser Shamsuzzman Dudu were present at the meeting.
After more than an hour-long meeting, at a joint press briefing LDP secretary general Jahanara Begum said her party has decided in principle to carry out joint movement with BNP against the government's 'anti-people' activities.
BNP acting secretary general Fakhrul told reporters that the day's meeting was the follow-up of his meeting with LDP chairman Oli Ahmed on July 20.
Replying to a question, Fakhrul said proposals of LDP would be discussed at the meeting of BNP's national standing committee, the party's highest policymaking body.
The Bangladesh Kalyan Party on Wednesday agreed to give support to all political programmes sponsored by the BNP in a bid to launch an anti-government movement on some common political issues, including restoration of caretaker government provision and scrapping of the 15th amendment to constitution.
Kalyan Party president Syed Muhammad Ibrahim extended the support at the meeting with BNP acting secretary general held at Ibrahim's residence at Mohakhali DOHS.
The BNP is scheduled to hold nationwide demonstrations today in protest against unusual price hike of essentials, crisis of gas, electricity and water, filing of case against Tarique Rahman and deterioration of law and order across the country.
Eight political parties and groups also held a meeting with BNP's acting secretary general at BNP central office at Naya Paltan. After the meeting, Fakhrul said that the eight political parties supported BNP's anti-government movement including Thursday's countrywide demonstration.
Among others, Jatiya Ganatantrik Party President Shafiul Alam Prodhan, NPP chairman Shaikh Sawkat Hossain Nilu, Labour Party acting president Mustafizur Rahman Iran, Islamic Party chairman Abdul Mubin, National Awami Party-Bhasani president Sheikh Anwarul Huq, Muslim League secretary general Atikul Islam, Bangladesh NAP chairman Jebel Rahman Gani and and Democratic Alliance president Khondaker Golam Murtaza, among others, attended the meeting.
BNP has recently also made contact with Bikalpadhara Bangladesh of AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Krishak Sramik Janata League
of Kader Siddiqui in its effort to involve more
political parties in the ongoing anti-government movement
Source : New Age
