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Smaller parties join hands to set pre and post-poll strategies

Hasan Jahid Tusher
In a rare move, a good number of smaller political parties are working to forge a common platform to resist the anti-liberation forces and deal with pre- and post-election situation.
Mostly left leaning and moderate, the organisations want to counteract Jamaat-e-lslami and the religion-based political parties that they believe patronise militancy in the country.
Workers Party of Bangladesh, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB), Gono Forum, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Gonotantri Party and Samyabadi Dal have already met on a number of occasions.
Workers Party General Secretary Bimal Biswas told The Daily Star yesterday that they are having talks to unite for the crucial months leading up to the general election.
"We are also working to chalk out post-election strategies," he added.
Sources in different other political parties however said the organisations are mainly working towards forming a national reconciliation government minus Jamaat-e-Isiami and allies if for any reason the next parliamentary election becomes uncertain.
Some of the left parties, who had few seats in the last three parliaments, also favour a united stance on the issues to be discussed during the dialogue between the
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to form a consensus government fearing they might not be able to make it to the next parliament because of their role in the post 1/11 days, added the sources.
At the same time, some of the parties with little representation in the last three parliaments want to strengthen the relations with Awami League (AL)-led combine. They favour a united stance on the issues to be discussed during the dialogue between the caretaker government and political parties, added the sources.
Most of these left-leaning and moderate political parties believe that a programme-based national consensus government after a free, fair and credible election is a must to establish a sustainable democ-
racy in the country.
"We've had some discussions about forming a national consensus government with all political parties except Jamaat after the election," said JSD President Hasanul Haque Inu adding that currently there is no alternative to forming such a government.
Talking to The Daily Star, he said, "Our aim is also to have a common platform against the fundamentalist forces including Jamaat."
Bimal Biswas said, "We believe all secular political parties and forces should reach a consensus on holding a free, fair and credible election to restore democracy and resolve the prevailing political, economical and social crises."