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Quit to pave way for talks

BNP's Hafiz asks govt; AL leaders say no dialogue

Staff Correspondent
A senior BNP leader yesterday said his party was ready to sit down for talks with the Awami League if the government stepped down.
Leader of the ruling AL, however, outright rejected any possibility of talks with a "party of terrorists".
Briefing the press at his Banani residence in the capital, BNP Vice-chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed said the government must resign and announce the schedule for a mid-term election to put an end to the ongoing crisis.
"And if so, then a dialogue on an election under a non-party government can be held," he added.
He posed a question as to whether BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was free or under house arrest.
The BNP-led 20-party alliance will continue its ongoing movement until its demand is met, asserted Hafiz.
AL SAYS'NO'
AL General Secretary Syed Ashraftil Islam has ruled out the possibility of any dialogue with the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
“There will be no talks with killers and terrorists," he told reporters after a meeting of the AL Central Working Committee at Gono Bhaban yesterday.
In fact, Ashraf, who also holds the LGRD and cooperatives portfolio, said the government will go tough against the anarchists.
AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said there is no scope for talks with the BNP as the latter has "chosen the path of terrorism".
There is no instance in the world where someone sits and compromises with terrorists, he told The Daily Star.
"If the AL sits with the BNP, it will set a bad precedent that demands can be met by resorting to terrorism."
Terming Hafiz's proposal absurd, Hanif questioned, "Why the government should quit?"
Speaking at different programmes in the city, senior AL leaders Suranjit Sengupta and Mohammad Nasim also dismissed any possibility for a dialogue with the BNP.
Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday warned that the country might slide into a civil war if there is no dialogue.
Only a dialogue can solve the crisis, he told a discussion in the capital.
Meanwhile, posting a Facebook status on Thursday night, prime minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said: "Khaleda Zia is no longer a political leader. She is a terrorist leader. She should be punished as such."
Nearly 60 people have been killed, mostly in arson attacks, since January 6 when the 20-party alliance enforced an indefinite blockade, demanding a fresh national election under a non-party administration.