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Polls-Time Govt

14-party rejects BNP's proposal

Hasan Jahid Tusher
Leaders of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance last night rejected outright the BNP chiefs proposal for the formation of a polls-time government and unanimously supported the prime minister's.
They also decided that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would head the polls-time government as stipulated in the constitution.
The decisions came at a meeting of the alliance leaders at Gono Bhaban.
Chairing the meeting, AL chief Hasina said she would phone opposition leader Khaleda Zia within a couple of days to invite her for talks on the formation of an allparty polls-time government, said meeting sources.
Terming the BNP chiefs proposal "unrealistic", she expressed her wonder at how unelected people could be elected in the way women lawmakers are elected for the reserved seats in parliament.
She raised a question about the rationality of the BNP’s proposal. "Some of the former caretaker advisers are dead, while some others have been suffering from illness and a few are unwilling to take up the responsibility. How could they [opposition] make such a proposal?"
She hinted that the AL would not send any letter to the BNP regarding the dialogue as she thought that it would only kill time.
"I have decided to talk to the opposition leader. I will invite her to either Gono Bhaban or my parliament office for talks," said Hasina as quoted by an alliance leader.
The premier also noted that she wants participation of all political parties in the next general election.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, 14-party combine convenor Mohammad Nasim said the 14-party alliance would remain united. The next general polls will be held as per constitutional provisions with the participation of all parties, he added.
NO ASHRAF-TARANCO TALKS YET
Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said he had no talks with UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco over a possible dialogue with the main opposition BNP on polls-time government.
Talking to The Daily Star last night, the AL leader said he was in Dinajpur on Tuesday and that is why he could not talk to the UN official. "But I've received an email from the local UN office regarding conversation with him (Taranco). I replied that I would discuss the matter with my party chief and in the party forum and then get back to you [UN office]."
Talking to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over the phone on Tuesday, Taranco hoped that a suitable environment would be created through discussions between the government and the opposition for holding a credible and participatory election, Khaleda's press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan quoted Taranco as saying to Fakhrul.