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BNP rejects PM's offer on interim cabinet

Staff Correspondent
The national standing committee of BNP last night rejected outright the prime minister’s offer to join an interim cabinet ahead of the next general election.
The decision came at a meeting of the committee held at the Gulshan office of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Meeting sources said the party remained unmoved from its earlier stance on the caretaker government issue.
Chaired by Khaleda, the meeting also discussed cases against party leaders and the latest political situation in the country.The mam opposition party has been demanding restoration of caretaker government system in the constitution to ensure free and fair polls. The provision was scrapped from the constitution through adopting the 15th amendment last year.
In a recent interview with BBG Bangla Service, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suggested forming a small cabinet including representation from the BNP ahead of the next national polls.
KHALEDA WARNS OF TOUGHER MOVEMENT BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday once again threatened to wage a tougher movement after the Eid-ul-Fitr to compel the government to restore non-party caretaker government system.
“The BNP won't accept any plan other than restoration of the caretaker government system. We want free and fair election," she told an iflar party at the LD Hall at parliament complex.
The main opposition party hosted the programme in honour of the elected local government representatives including former and incumbent mayors of different city corporations, chairmen and vice-chairmen of upazilas and municipalities.
Addressing the event, Khaleda demanded the government take steps to amend the constitution to restore the caretaker government system.
The former premier complained that the elected representatives of local government bodies could not discharge their duties properly due to non-cooperation from the incumbent government. Even the BNP lawmakers were not allowed to speak in parliament.
There is no alternative to wage a movement to oust the government, she noted, urging all to forge a united movement.
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, former deputy minister Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, Chittagong city Mayor M Manjur Alam, upazila parishad chairman association president Ataur Rahman Ata, Union Parishad forum general secretary Morshed Alam, spoke, among others.