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Upcoming Election

US congressman urges 2 parties to be peaceful

Diplomatic Correspondent
Visiting US Congressman Steve Chabot yesterday said both the ruling and opposition parties in Bangladesh should spearhead their campaigns peacefully ahead of the election and speak the truth that "whoever wins, wins but absolutely no violence should occur".
Steve arrived in Dhaka yesterday for a "couple of days" to discuss Bangladesh's role in the region and the bilateral relations.
The congressman, who met opposition leader Khaleda Zia, Law Minister Shafique Ahmed, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdur Razzak, also looks forward to discussingthe international war crimes tribunals.
On the country's current political challenges, he said the US would not tell Bangladesh what to do. “It is not America but it's the people of Bangladesh who would decide what's best for them."
Emerging from a meeting with Khaleda Zia last evening, Steve said, "We look to see a free, fair and transparent election in Bangladesh."
The BN P chief informed Steve that her party was sincere
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about resolving the ongoing crisis and ready to sit for talks.
Briefing reporters, BNP Vice Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury said the opposition leader expressed her stance for a non-party, neutral caretaker government.
Referring to the war crimes tribunals, he said the congressman told Khaleda that they had someconcernsovertheprocess.
Earlier, after meeting Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and referring to hartals, Steve said, "...there is no room for violence by either
side in Bangladesh."
A foreign ministry release said Chabot reiterated USA's position that all individuals involved in any kind of atrocities or crimes against humanity should be held accountable
Dipu Moni briefed the congressman about the initiatives taken by the government to ensure the labour rights and workplace safety in the garment sector. After meeting with the law minister, Steve told reporters that they discussed the elections and international crimes tribunals.