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Next Polls Formula

’Small cabinet' brought to the fore

AL talks with allies, willing to sit with BNP

Hasan Jahid Tusher
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised some leaders of Awami League to talk with political parties, including the opposition, about a possible “small cabinet” that would act as an interim government during the next parliamentary polls.
She has asked her party colleagues to raise the issue at informal gatherings with leaders other political parties.
Hasina has also suggested making the opposition leaders understand the significance of the constitution amendment which abolished the caretaker government system and that the consequence would not be good for any party if an unelected regime again came to power.
The premier made the suggestions to her adviser HT Imam and Abdur Razzaque, minister for food and disaster management, among others, after a cabinet meeting on Thursday, sources said.
Hasina, also the ruling AL president, told the party leaders that it would not be possible to restore the caretaker system, a demand the main opposition has been harping on. "She has asked us to talk to leaders of all the parties [including BNP] about the small cabinet which will act as the interim government during the next parliamentary elections," one of the leaders who talked to the PM on the issue told The Daily Star.
Also, Awami League leader M a h b u b - u 1 - A1 a m Ila n i f yesterday said the government would lake an initiative for talks to settle the framework of the polls-lime interim cabinet if the opposition responds positively to the prime minister's proposal.
"The door is open for discussion. You'll see progress in this regard soon," Hanif, acting general secretary of AL, told a meet-the-press programme organised by Dhaka Reporters Unity at its office.
Hanif urged the main opposition to place its proposal on the interim government and said any logical suggestion would be accepted for the sake of the country and democracy, reports UNB.
On Wednesday, Sheikh Hasina talked about the matter with AL ally Jatiya Parly Chairman HM Ershad during an iftar at her official residence Gono Bhaban and sought his support to form the small cabinet ahead of the 10th parliamentary elections, a JP source toldThe Daily Star.
Ershad told the PM that his party would fully back up her proposal and it was against conducting of national polls by an unelected government, added the source.
A senior JP leader who talked to Ershad about the "small cabinet" said they would not accept the restoration of caretaker government.
AL sources said Sheikh I lasina would also discuss the issue with top leaders of allies in the 14-party coalition.
The Workers Party of Bangladesh and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal -- key components of the 14-party combine — do not want to support right now the prime minister's "small cabinet" proposal.
Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon and JSD General Secretary Sharif Nurul Ambia have told The Daily Star that they want further discussions.
The nation must have a clear conception about interim government to avoid confusion and conflicts ahead of the polls, they said.
However, the ruling alliance components support the repeal of caretaker govern men l provision.
The I louse on June 30 last year scrapped the provision, which required a non-party neutral administration to oversee the parliamentary polls, through the 15th constitutional amendment. The country's politics heated up following the move.
Ruling out the restoration of the caretaker government, Sheikh I lasina has suggested formation of a "small cabinet" comprised of elected representatives of all parties, including the opposition, ahead of the next parliamentary polls.
In an interview with the BBC Bangla Service on Tuesday, she said the opposition should come up with their suggestions in parliament.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia immediately rejected the proposal and reiterated her demands for restoration of
caretaker-government