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Dialogue Tomorrow

AL to demand withdrawal of all charges against Hasina

Staff Correspondent
Awarni League (AI.) at its dialogue with the caretaker government tomorrow will formally place the demand for the withdrawal of all "false" charges brought against party chief Sheikh Hasina and her unconditional and permanent release.
It would also place its six-point demand announced earlier, including complete lifting of the state of emergency, holding of parliamentary polls before upazila elections, trial of war criminals, controlling price hike of essentials and officially ensuring the honour Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman deserves.
"We want Sheikh Hasina's permanent release before both elections [local body and parliamentary] to create a congenial atmosphere for polls," AL acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam told reporters after a meeting of the AL Central Working Committee.
"We want the emergency to be lifted only for creating the atmosphere required for die polls," Ashraf said.
The AL held the meeting to finalise the party’s stance and strategies for the dialogue with the government.
Chaired by Presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, the meeting endorsed the AL Presidium’s decision to take part in the upcoming city corporation and municipality elections under the banner of Nagorik Committee along with the components of the 14-party combine, the civil society and proLiberation War forces.
The AL faces a dilemma in nominating the candidate for the mayoral post in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election as there are two strong candidates--AL leader AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and its ally Workers' Party leader Fazle Hossain Badsha.
During the meeting, members of the AL Central Working Committee observed that Liton should be their candidate as the AL has over one lakh votes in RCC and Badsha should be nominated in the parliamentary polls as part of the AL-led 14-party alliance.
Local leaders and workers last night shuttered the office of city AL, demanding mayoral nomination for Liton.
As rumours spread that the AL-led 14-party combine had announced Workers Party politburo member Badsha as the alliance candidate, city AL rank and file gathered in front of their office and locked its doors at around 8:15pm.
"We will keep our office locked until Liton is chosen as the mayoral candidate," said Rajshahi city AL Vice-president Rafique Uddin.
A total of 120 AL leaders of Rajshahi district formally asked the AL central to nominate Liton yesterday.
Ashraf said the Presidium would sit again to finalise nominations for the elections to four city corporations and nine municipalities. He said the AL Centra Working Committee would finally endorse the nominations.
The Presidium would also complete bilateral meetings with AL’s allies, he added.
The AL Central Working Committee meeting observed that the government has been urging political parties to ratify all ordinances passed during its rule if elected to power but the government Is not promulgating those consulting the political parties.
The meeting urged the government not to promulgate or enact any ordinance or law without consulting them.
It also demanded that the govern -ment send AL leader Mohammad Nasim abroad for treatment without further delay.