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AL asks CG to announce JS poll schedule immediately

Staff Correspondent
Awami League (AL) leaders yester day asked the caretaker government to announce schedule for the ninth parliamentary election without further delay and give up the idea of holding upazila parishad polls first.
"Lift state of emergency, announce national election schedule and don't hold any other elections before parliamentary polls," AI. acting President Zillur Ralunan said.
The AL leader was speaking at a discussion titled "Bangabandhu and today s Bangladesh" at the Jatiya Press Club, peshajibi Samannay Parishad organised the discussion, marking the death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Zillur said his party will not take part in any polls ahead of the national elections. FROM PAGE 16
AL Presidium Member Amir Hossain Amu and acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, JP acting Chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud, Workers' Party President Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haque Inu, Communist Party of Bangladesh General Secretary Mujahidul Islam Selim, chief coordinator of Sectors Commanders' Forum Maj Gen (retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid, General Secretary of Bangladesh Economic Association Dr Abul Barkat, Prof Kazi Faruk Ahmed, Golam Kuddus, Yusuf Hossain Humayan, Altaf Mahmud, Dr Qamrul Hasan Khan, AL leaders Abdul Mannan, Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Dr Abdur Razzak and Yafes Osman, among others, took part in the discussion chaired by Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury'.
The speakers thanked the government for announcing August 15 as the national mourning day.
They demanded an official declaration recognising Bangabandhu as the father of the nation and inclusion of Bangabandhu's March 7 speech in textbooks.
Amu said both the caretaker government and the Election Commission are given the responsibility to hold the national election, not other polls.
Anisul Islam Mahmud said a conspiracy is being hatched in the country to rehabilitate the corrupt people. He called upon all to be united to foil the conspiracy.
Stressing the neeo for unity in the AL-led 14-party combine, Menon said the current "back-door negotiation" would not be helpful in establishing democracy in the country.
Inu said the government has been trying to reach a compromise with the corrupt people through suspension of anti-corruption drives. He demanded that the government set up a tribunal to try war criminals ahead of the national election.
MOURNING DAYPROGRAMME
ALhas taken a two-day programme to observe August 15, on which Bangabandhu along with most of his family members was assassinated in a military coup in 1975.
The programmes include placing floral wreaths at the mazar of Bangabandhu at Tungipara, offering special prayers at religious institutions and milad mehfil.
A discussion will also be held at Tim gipara today.
National and party Dags will be ; hoisted -gy l^alfr rpa&t t. all party • offices at 6:00am tomorrow while black flag will be hoisted at Bangabandhu Bhaban at the same time.
Party leaders and activists will place floral wreaths at Bangabandhu's portrait at Bangabandhu Memorial Bhaban on road-32 in the capital's Dhanmondi at about 8:00am and at the graves of his slain family members at 8:30am.
A discussion on Bangabandhu will be held in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban on August 16 with Zillur Rahman in the chair.
AL Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam urged people to observe the day with due resnect.