& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

Caretaker Govt Reforms

AL ready to talk with govt

Staff Correspondent
The main opposition Awami League (AL) will sil down with government if the latter agrees to discuss the demand for bringing reforms in the caretaker government system and the Election Commission (EC).
"We arc even ready to join parliament to endorse the reforms in case those need constitutional amend- ments," Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil said yesterday.
"Everything however depends on the government's attitude towards the opposition's demand. We will go to parliament to place the reforms for endorsement if the discussion outside parliament produces results, and die government assures us that it would meet the demand," At the meeting at Hasina's Sudha Sadan residence, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues, including caretaker government reforms, grenade attacks, arms hauls and extra-judicial killing.
"Rocca expressed her deep concern over the extra-judicial killing by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)," AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil told reporters after the meeting.
During the meeting, she was informed about government's "failure" to investigate all the grenade attacks, including the August 21 attack on Sheikh Hasina, and attacks on AL leader and former finance minister SAMS Kibria and British High CommissionerAnwar Chowdhury.
"We want international probe, but the government didn't pay heed to the demand," said Jalil, who attended the meeting.
The US State Department functionary was also informed about the state of investigation into the ammo hauls in Bogra and Chittagong as well as other places in the country.
During the meeting, the Awami League leaders also apprised her of the importance of reforms of caretaker government and the Election Commission. They said the recently held Chittagong City Corporation election once again proved that a powerful and independent election commission is needed for holding free and fair elections, ensuring neutral role of the administration.
"We also want to see healthy democracy in the country, which can be achieved through holding free and fare elections," Jalil quoted Rocca as telling theAL leaders.
During the meeting, the AL leaders said their party wants immediate election, and if the alliance government has the courage, it should resign and hold an election to let countrymen decide who comes to power.
The AL leaders also informed Rocca about the attacks on Ahmadiyyas, a religious minority group in the country.
During the meeting, the US assistant secretary handed over a condolence letter to Sheikh Hasina at the death of AL leader and former foreign ministerAbdus Samad Azad.
US ambassador Harry K Thomas and AL leaders Kazi Jafarullah MP, Syed Abul Hossain MP, Saber Hossain Chowdhury and former Ambassador Ziauddin were, among others, present at the meeting.