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Join hands to save country from misrule

Gono Forum conference told

BDNEWS, Dhaka
Mainstream opposition leaders and civil society representatives yesterday renewed their call for greater unity of the pro-liberation, patriotic and democratic forces to save the country from what they said was 'misrule' of the alliance government.
They envisioned a prosperous Bangladesh in lieu of the current poverty-stricken, violence-ridden, fundamentalist-infested and politically divided motherland. They also hoped that the country would surely have a pro-people government in future.
The optimism came from the inaugural session of the national conference of Gono Forum held at the Institution of Engineers in the city with its President Dr Kamal Hossain in the chair. Top ranking leaders from all major opposition
parties were on the dais.
'National unity for making a worthy change,' was the slogan of the conference.
Dubbing the alliance government as 'anti-democratic and autocratic', former president and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddozza Chowdhury alleged that the BNP-led alliance now plans to plunder national wealth. He called for a greater unity to oust the 'corrupt' government.
Dr Kamal Hossain, in his address, urged people to forge a greater unity once again like 1971 to resist the anti-people evil forces.
He requested the audience to go door to door to make people understand the need of the time and participate in the united movement.
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Blasting the government for distorting the history of the War of Independence in the school textbooks, the framer of the constitution stressed the need for creating consciousness among the youths.
He said though the country got rid of autocracy in 1990, democracy is yet to be achieved.
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil announced that the 14-party will prepare a common minimum national programme that would be presented before the nation very soon.
"Greater unity is required to achieve the spirit of the Liberation War at the state level," Jalil said.
Jyotrindrio Bodhipriyo Larma alias Shantu Larma, chairman of the Janasanghati Samity and Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council, said the military rule in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in the past three decades brought no good to people, but pushed them to the edge of ruination.
"The much-desired unity should not be targeted to election only," Shantu said, adding, "It should be aimed at facing future crisis, if needed."
Workers' Party President Rashed Khan Menon said the nine-point demand of the opposition
would be revised again to make it more pro-people.
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu) President Hasanul Haque Inu urged for a three-phased unity that he narrated as unity for movement, unity for election and unity for governance.
Blasting the government for enormous corruption, Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddiqui MP said: "If there were any competition for worthless government, the present government would have been on the top of the list.
Bangladesh Bar Council ViceChairman Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud warned not to float on day dream with the 'imaginary' good days of the next government.
Referring to several national issues like separation of judiciary, stopping extra-judicial killing and custodial death and turning the parliament into effective one by changing the rules of procedure, Rokan said the possible next leadership will have to settle when and how they will solve these issues.
Dilip Barua of Samyabadi Dal, Tofazzal Hossain of Gonotantrik Majdur Party, Morshed Ali of CPB also spoke.