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Polls Without Dissolving JS

AL keeps door open for talks with BNP

Hasan Jahid Tusher
The ruling Awami League would like to have talks with the main opposition BNP on whether to dissolve the parliament ahead of the next parliamentary election.
The party is, however, firm on the stance that under no circumstances the caretaker government system would be restored to oversee the election.
The BNP demands that the caretaker government system has to be restored.
Opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Thursday said a general election could not be held without the parliament dissolved and the present government would be forced to reinstate the caretaker governmentsystem.
Awami League leaders predicted that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would form a “small cabinet” comprised of other party leaders ahead of the elections and that government would oversee the polls.
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But the ruling party camp is uncertain whether parliament would be dissolved during the elections and the Awami League high ups said a dialogue with the opposition could be held to settle this.
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad recently told The Daily Star that they also demand that the parliament be dissolved ahead of the elections to create a level playing field for all parties.
Asked about it. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shafique Ahmed said, “It will depend on the dialogue whether the election will be held by
dissolving the parliament.
“But I can say that the election will be held based on a decision made by all [different political parties],” he added.
He also claimed that the election would be held according to the present constitutional guidelines and the present government would oversee day-to-day functions during the election period.
Veteran parliamentarian Suranjit Sengupta told The Daily Star that the government and the opposition were in a position to sit for dialogues over the overall election issue.
Urging the opposition to come up with their formal proposals on how to hold the next polls, Suranjit, a
minister without portfolio and a member of the Awami League advisory council, said they were waiting for a discussion with an open mind.
About the BNP's demand for restoring the caretaker government system, Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said the main opposition should back off from its demand as there was no support from the people for it.
According to Awami League insiders, informal discussions were going on among the leaders of Awami League and BNP on how to hold the next parliamentary election.