Different political parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Monday agreed to give the interim government the required time to create a suitable environment for the elections.
Parties came up with the position at separate meetings with interim government chief advisor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna.
鈥榃e have already given the interim government time to create a suitable environment for the elections. We are supporting them in all matters,鈥� BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said following the meeting.
鈥榃e have made one thing clear. Given the unrest, chaos, and communal attacks currently being created in the country, people should support this government to keep communal harmony intact. The government is doing it,鈥� he said.
He said that the BNP had given the party鈥檚 opinion to the chief advisor of the interim government regarding the necessary measures in the current situation of the country.
鈥楾hose who deprived Bangladesh of rights are now staying in India, starting a conspiracy to undermine our victory. Allegations of persecution against religious minorities are entirely motivated,鈥� he said.
He said that this was an attempt to defame Bangladesh, defame this government, and weaken the student movement.
Criticising the Awami League, Fakhrul said, 鈥楧espite the killings of so many people, this party [the Awami League] is still speaking against the interests of the people of Bangladesh. We believe that the government should take action in this regard.鈥�
He said that the BNP believed that this government should talk to all political parties, but not to murderers.
BNP standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, and Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salah Uddin Ahmed, and Selima Rahman were also present at the meeting, which was attended by advisors Asif Nazrul, Adilur Rahman Khan, and Farida Akhter, among others.
The Yunus-led interim government took its oath on August 8, four days after Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall amid an unprecedented student-people mass uprising.
Following a meeting with Yunus, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman said that there was no talk about the election.
鈥楾hey just took the office. Only four days have passed. We want them to see how they want to take the nation forward. How to solve problems quickly,鈥� he said.
In response to another question regarding attacks on minorities, he termed the incidents a conspiracy聽 against Bangladesh.
鈥業t is true that there have been some attacks on people belonging to different religions here. Whether the attack was for communal or political reasons has to be ascertained. Those who are already in various crises have said that all attacks cannot be counted as religious attacks,鈥� he said.
Referring to the fact that many Hindus are associated with political parties, Shafiq said that whoever used to do politics here might have committed a big crime in politics.
After the meeting, Ganatantra Mancha leader and Revolutionary Workers Party general secretary Saiful Huq told 抖阴精品 that they had asked the chief advisor to make necessary reforms to ensure a democratic environment that would help conduct a free, fair, and participatory general election in Bangladesh.
He said that the government informed them that a dialogue with political parties could be started in September to discuss the necessary preparation and other reforms for restoring democracy everywhere.
Emerging from the meeting, Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurl Haque Nur said that they had placed 14 proposals before the chief adviser for the necessary reforms of the state.
He said that his party demanded reforms in constitutional institutions and the drafting of new constitutions.
He said that they demanded the punishment of fascist Awami League leaders.
AB Party member secretary Mojibur Rahman Manju said that they had placed a 10-point demand before the chief adviser.
Acknowledging that there are multidimensional challenges before the interim government, he said that his party demanded a commitment to reform the fragile and broken state system and hold fair, acceptable, and participatory elections as soon as possible.
鈥業f the term of the interim government is prolonged without a logical reason, there is a risk of loss of popularity and acceptance. Hopefully everyone will be aware of that,鈥� he said.
Andaleeb Rahman Partha led the Bangladesh Jatiya Party, and another faction of Gono Odhikar Parshad also held a meeting with the chief adviser on the day.
