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BNP ready to accept JS roles

Rashidul Hasan
The BNP would accept chairmanship of parliamentary standing committees and reserved seats for women in parliament in addition to the "offer" for the post of deputy speaker.
The party which suffered a humiliating defeat winning only 29 seats in the December 29 polls may pick Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury as the deputy leader of the opposition.
BNP may also propose the names of two MPs-elect -- MK Anwar and Mosharraf Hossain -- to the ruling party for the post of deputy speaker if the treasury bench offers, say party insiders.
It will also nominate qualified women this time for the reserved seats for women in parliament, party sources add.
"The BNP Parliamentary Party will sit on the day of its oath taking and choose parliamentary leader and deputy leader and names for the deputy speaker," MKAnwarsaid.
The party abstained from taking oath on January 3 but may take oath on January 25, the first day of the first session of the ninth parliament. Those formalities are likely to be completed then, party insiders say.
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"We'll accept everything due for the opposition party including chairmanship of the parliamentary standing committees as we have decided to join in parliament." BNP Vice-Chairman MK Anwar told The Daily Star last night.
The senior BNP leader also said he is not willing to take the posts of either deputy leader of the opposition or deputy speaker in parliament.
Talking to The Daily Star last night. BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury said. "My name as the deputy leader of the opposition may come natu rally as I am the most senior leader in the party. Moreover. I am an experienced leader of my part)’."
He also said MK Anwar and Mosharraf Hossain are in the race for deputy speaker.
BNP sources say Salahuddin Quader, who served as the parliamentary affairs adviser to former premier Khaleda Zia. is a strong candidate for the post of deputy leader. However. BNP may also propose his name for the deputy speaker, they add.
The party insiders go on to say that Mosharraf, who has won from Feni-3 constituency, might also be chosen for the deputy speaker if MK Anwar shuns the post.
BNP may get chairmanship of five parliamentary
standing committees if the ruling party distributes chairmanship of the parliamentary standing committees in proportion to the seats in parliament.
Earlier after the 2001 elections when Awami League suffered a debacle winning only 62 seats, the then opposition in parliament boycotted the elections for the reserved seats for