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any decision to keep staying off the House, they added.
"People in our constituencies criticise us for not speaking in parliament on different important issues. We want to participate in the House proceedings. But we cannot do so, as our high command thinks otherwise," said a BNP legislator asking not to be identified.
Many other opposition MPs expressed similar views. The Daily Star talked to 16 out of 40 opposition lawmakers over the phone in the last couple of days.
"Some senior leaders even condemn us if we speak in favour of attending the House sessions," said a frustrated BNP MP wishing anonymity. "We are giving the government a walkover. We just cannot do that," he added. When his attention was drawn to the issue, Nazrul Islam Khan, a member of the BNP's national standing committee, said:
"It doesn't matter what the MPs say. Everyone should abide by the party's decision."
For his part, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, another member of the standing committee, the highest decision-making body of the BNP, said it would have been better had the opposition joined the House.
"But there is no atmosphere conducive to our MPs' joining the parliament proceedings," Mosharraf claimed.
Another member of the BNP standing committee, Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman, said his party MPs should join the House to raise their voice against the government's "misdeeds".
As in the past, the two MPs of the Jamaat-e-Islami and one of Bangladesh Jatiya Party, components of the BNP-led four-party alliance, are following the BNP's decision.
Oli Ahmad, the lone MP of
the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has also remained absent from the House.
"We will join parliament if the BNP decides to return to the House," Jamaat MP ANM Shamsul Islam said.
Oli Ahmad, chief of the LDP, which recently joined the BNP-led opposition alliance, said there was no congenial atmosphere in parliament.
"We are now able to speak for people freely outside the House," Oli said, claiming: "We believe it is more effective to drum up public support against the government."
The current Jatiya Sangsad, which began its journey on January 25,2009, has been witnessing a very poor presence of the opposition. Till date, the House has had 319 sittings, of which the opposition boycotted 266 and joined only 53.
Leader of the Opposition and BNP chief Khaleda Zia joined only eight sittings.
The opposition last joined the House on March 20 this year and then began a fresh boycott, which still continues.
"My opinion is we should join parliament to speak on different issues. But it depends on the party high command whether we will join the House or not," said BNP MP Nazrul Islam Monju.
Nazim Uddin Ahmed, another BNP MR echoed Monju.
BNP MP Hasina Ahmed, however, said, "I don't have any personal opinion. Please ask my party high command about joining parliament."
BNP MP Jafrul Islam Chowdhury offered similar advice.