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Fresh polls on two conditions

PM ready to dissolve '10th parliament' if BNP shuns violence, cuts ties with Jamaat

Staff Correspondent
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said a fresh election would be held after dissolving the 10th parliament if an understanding is reached, but for that to happen the BNP must shun violence and sever ties with the Jamaat-e-Islami.
Without specifying how long it will take before the next parliament is dissolved, Hasina said the process for the 10th general election on January 5 has already started and the BNP would not be able to participate in it.
However, the main opposition BNP says it is hard to believe that the AL, "which wants to go to power through a farcical election", will step down shortly.
Talking to The Daily Star, Nazrul Islam Khan, the party's standing committee member, last night said there was no indication of political goodwill in the prime minister's speech.
Addressing a joint meeting of the AL Central Working Committee and advisory council at Gono Bhaban, Sheikh Hasina said, "The election process has already started. She [ Khaleda Zia] has missed the train. She won't be able to participate in the election."
But, the prime minister said, discussions between the AL and BNP will continue even after the January 5 polls.
"If we reach a consensus through talks and if she [Khaleda] stops hartal, blockade and repression, then after this election we will hold another after dissolving pari lament."
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Hasina went on, "She [Khaleda] must stop hartal and blockade, killing of people, cutting of trees, and sever relations with the Jamaat and end torture on people. If these are done, we will again sit for talks [with the BNP|. If a consensus can be reached, then election will be held within the constitutional guidelines. The elections will be free, fair and neutral.
"If you don't do these, we will take whatever hard measures are needed to protect the lives and properties of the people of Bangladesh."
The next government to be formed following the January 5 polls will continue if the BNP does not meet the conditions, she added.
Amid applause from party leaders, the AL chief added, "We won't allow anyone to play with the fate of the people."
If the AL and BNP reach a consensus after the election, it will be at the cost of a huge amount of money and lives in the ongoing political impasse. From November 25 to Monday, at least 120 people were killed in violence.
Describing the BNP-led alliance's blockades and hartals as acts of terrorism, Hasina said people are being burnt alive on buses and trains. Jamaat-Shibir men are cartying out planned attacks on AL leaders and activists and minorities. "These are not mass movements. These are terrorist activities."
The prime minister said the BNP and Jamaat have declared war against the people to stop the country's advancement and to save war criminals.
About the unopposed election of 154 candidates, she said it was hoped that the BNP would participate in the election and considering this, her party had shared seats with its allies accordingly. But the main opposition party boycotted it. Many candidates have got elected uncontested as many had to withdraw their candidacies.
She said the BNP is refusing to take part in the election as the Jamaat cannot participate due to the cancellation of its registration as per a High Court order.
Hasina added the Jamaat is the main strength of the BNP. It kills people and blocks roads by felling trees while implementing the antigovernment programmes announced by the BNP.
She also criticised environmentalists for their silence over the cutting of trees across the country by Jamaat-Shibir men.
The anti-liberation forces are also trying to destroy the economy, she said, alleging that the BNP chairperson declares hartals and blockades from her Gulshan residence where she eats luxurious food. "Does she ever think of the poor?"
She said, "We have rather resorted to development activities than taking revenge on BNP-Jamaat men who had unleashed killing, torture and repression on Awami league after coming to power in 2001."
Referring to the recent killing of 14 party men in Satkhira and dozens elsewhere by the Jamaat and BNP, Hasina warned the opposition parties not to test the patience of the government.
In this regard, the premier mentioned the attack on AL lawmaker Asaduzzaman Noor by the Jamaat-Shibir and said Noor is not only an AL leader but also an eminent cultural personality. PM BLASTS PAKISTAN
The PM again condemned Pakistan for its reaction to the execution of war criminal Quader Mollah, saying, "The trial of war criminals is being held under the country's legal procedure and Pakistan has nothing to do with it."
Hasina said the trial of war criminals was the demand of the nation. "Those who lost their near and dear ones during the Liberation War want justice."
She added said it has been proved that Jamaat-e-Islami is still the collaborator of Pakistan. 'Though they live in Bangladesh, their hearts remain in Pakistan."
She yet again affirmed that the war crimes trial criminalswill continue.
At the meeting, it was decided that the party will make a countrywide organisational tour to protest the BNP-Jamaat's mayhem. The date will be fixed at a meeting today.
The AL president will also begin its election campaign for the party nominated candidates on December 26 from the southern part of the