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Khaleda informs Clinton about political situation

By Staff Correspondent
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia discussed the country's political. economic and human rights situation with US President Bill Clinton during a 45-minute meeting at the Sonargaon Hotel yesterday.
“It was a full-fledged meeting as top leaders of the Clinton administration attended It and paid attention to our deliberation." said Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan. BNP secretary general. during a briefing at 29 Minto Road. “The call on turned into a complete meeting."
Bhuiyan said Khaleda welcomed Clinton to Bangladesh, discussed various issues and asked America to Invest more In the country. She also asked Clinton to allow Bangladesh to export more to the U.S. and Increase the garment quota by at least 30 per cent.
Khaleda also urged Clinton
to grant Bangladeshi nationals living In the U.S. residence status.
She discussed the violation of human rights, state of democracy, deterioration of law and order, repression of the opposition. the Ineffectiveness of parliament, the collapse of administration. uncertainty in people-oriented programmes and the government's incompetence to complete economic, Institutional and administrative reforms.
The leader of the opposition in parliament also briefed Clinton about the opposition's current movement for an early general election.
Khaleda said the opposition was forced to come out on the street as the ruling party refused Io allow It to have a say on national Issues, including the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty and the CHT Peace Accord.
She said the government has killed 300 opposition activists, arrested about 10,000 others and implicated about 60,000 leaders and workers in false
The former prime minister said existing laws were enough to curb crime and violence, but the government was using the Public Safety Act to harass the opposition.
The U.S. president said Bangladesh is a country of Immense possibility. However, he said foreign Investors were avoiding it due to the prolonged political conflict. Foreign Investment and socio-economic development cannot be achieved If the conflict continue. he maintained.
Clinton said the nuclear tests in India and Pakistan created an unprecedented opportunity for Bangladesh since the international image of both countries was affected.
Meeting sources said Clinton told Khaleda that he was fully aware of social, political and human rights situation in Bangladesh. He added the U.S.
government was closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh.
The U.S. president recalled that he had met Klialeda Zia twice in the past and Hillary Clinton and his daughter. Chelsea, visited Bangladesh while BNP was in power.
Clinton also recalled that he talked with Klialeda over phone when she was the Prime Minister to request her to send Bangladeshi troops for the peace keeping force in Haiti.
Earlier, Khaleda wished Hillary Clinton success in the ensuing Senate election.
BNP leaders Prof. A.Q.M. Badrudozza Chowdhury. M Sai-fur Rahman. Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan. Abdul Matin Chowdhury. Nazmul Huda, M. Mor-shed Khan and M.M. Rezaul Karim assisted Khaleda Zia during the meeting.
Clinton was accompanied by the secretary of state, the chief of national security council, the White House chief of staff, the assistant secretary of state, the U.S. ambassador.
Khaleda presented Clinton with a “sheaf of paddy" made of gold and a "bullock-cart" made of silver.