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BNP may join JS to place Khaleda's proposal

RASHIDUL HASAN
Opposition lawmakers may place in parliament BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's proposal on polls-time government within a day or two.
The move, however, would depend on the government's position on the BNP chiefs proposal. The BNP Parliamentary Party took the decision at a meeting chaired by Khaleda at her Gulshan office last night, said meeting sources.
The 19th session of the ninth parliament resumes this afternoon. On October 9, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury adjourned the session for Durga Puja and Eid-ul-Azha.
The BNP joined the last budget session but has been boycotting the current one.
In the presence of the 37 opposition MPs, including one each from Jamaat-e-Islami, Liberal Democratic Party and Bangladesh Jatiya Party, the BNP chairperson said she was positive about resolving the political stalemate through talks.
“Our attitude is positive; we want to go to parliament soon and place the chairperson's proposal on polls-time government," an opposition MP told The Daily Star after the 40-minute meeting.
There was, however, no formal briefing for journalists as the Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque said the meeting was adjourned till this afternoon.
But talking to The Daily Star, a number of BNP MPs said they want to see the
government's formal reaction to Khaleda's proposal.
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance will sit today to discuss, among other issues, the BNP chiefs proposal.
"Besides, we want to observe the meeting of the Jatiya Sangsad's Business Advisory Committee, which sits today to decide on extension of the ongoing parliament session," a BNP MP said.
Earlier on September 12, the Business Advisory Committee announced the current session would end tomorrow.
At last night's parliamentary party meeting, Khaleda asked all MPs to be available in the capital so they could join the parliament session at short notice, a BNP lawmaker said.
"Even we have been asked to stay in the opposition chief whip’s room today. After observing the ruling party's reaction to madam's proposal we will finalise our decision on joining the parliament session, " said the MP wishing not to be quoted.
Before the BNPPP meeting, Khaleda sat with some leaders of the 18-party alliance to determine strategy regarding the rally planned for October 25 and the DMP ban on political gatherings.