BNP stance in a day or two
Staff Correspondent
BNP last night reviewed its stance on the caretaker government system and latest political situation against the backdrop of repeated calls from the ruling Awami League leaders to sit for a dialogue to resolve the caretaker issue.
Party sources said Chairperson Khaleda Zia held a meeting with constitution experts and senior leaders of the party to finalise its latest stance on caretaker issue.
“We think it is [call for dialogue] a political stunt. Chairperson will disclose our stance on it soon,” said a senior BNP leader seeking anonymity.
Khaleda will announce the latest party position on caretaker system at a press conference today or tomorrow. And the party is also set to announce a road march programme, said insiders.
Khaleda will lead the two-day road march from June 26 [a tentative date fixed by party high-ups] towards northern Bangladesh, they said.
Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur are possible destinations of the road march.
Acting Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will sit with party leaders from Rajshahi region on Friday to finalise the destinations.
While leading the road march, the party chairperson will address around 50 rallies to build public support to her stance for continuation of the caretaker government system.
“Road march will head for northern Bangladesh. I am sure people will make it a success to express their support to BNP,” said Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, a member of the party standing committee.
The chairperson will announce the party's latest stance on caretaker issue in a couple of days, he told this correspondent.
On June 4, Khaleda categorically said the provision of caretaker system must be kept in the constitution as it is, and there is no scope for discussion on it with the government or in parliament. Her party also enforced a day- long hartal and a 36-hour hartal to press for its demand
Meanwhile, the prime minister repeatedly urged the main opposition BNP to return to parliament to place its proposal concerning caretaker government.
The Supreme Court recently declared caretaker system illegal but said two more parliamentary elections can be held under this system.
