tions on the one hand and also to continue the blockade and hartal programme as usual outside Dhaka and Chittagong cities. The party has also made it clear that it will boycott the polls in the midway if it finds that the atmosphere is not conducive to credible elections. A very important condition of the BNP for participation in the elections is that its leaders and activists must be allowed to work freely in the electioneering. Although a perception was created among the public that all kinds of movement will be withdrawn as soon as the BNP embarks on the election race, the party is not ready to move in that way. Rather, the BNP is mulling the way to keep the government under pressure tactically by reducing the hartal gradually. It is learnt that on the basis of this strategy, the party has relaxed hartal and announced countrywide agitation programme today, the last day of filing nomination papers. Alongside, the blockade programme has been retained. But even the leaders and activists of BNP and its allies are in confusion as to what will happen tomorrow and after that. Sources said the BNP-led alliance is in favour of continuing the regular programme in other places of the country excepting Dhaka and Chittagong on the grounds of elections. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is learnt to have given such indication at a meeting with the pro-BNP intellectuals on Friday but in practice, what will be the programmes and why is not clear inside the party. Side by side, there is difference of opinion in the BNP-led alliance over the continuation of blockade-hartal programme as it has become ineffective. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said, “It will depend on the government whether or not we would go for blockade-hartal programme in future. The programme will be withdrawn totally only if the government releases the BNP leaders and activists and takes an initiative for dialogue on non-party government.” Although there is no problem over the candidature in Chittagong and Dhaka North city corporations elections, the old rivalry between Mirza Abbas and Sadek Hossain Khoka has surfaced again over their candidatures in Dhaka South city corporation. (With inputs from Enam Abedin)
Sunday, March 29, 2015
20-party not in complete withdrawal mode With only hours left for the filing of nomination papers on the last day of submission today, the BNP appears:Daily Sun
tions on the one hand and also to continue the blockade and hartal programme as usual outside Dhaka and Chittagong cities. The party has also made it clear that it will boycott the polls in the midway if it finds that the atmosphere is not conducive to credible elections. A very important condition of the BNP for participation in the elections is that its leaders and activists must be allowed to work freely in the electioneering. Although a perception was created among the public that all kinds of movement will be withdrawn as soon as the BNP embarks on the election race, the party is not ready to move in that way. Rather, the BNP is mulling the way to keep the government under pressure tactically by reducing the hartal gradually. It is learnt that on the basis of this strategy, the party has relaxed hartal and announced countrywide agitation programme today, the last day of filing nomination papers. Alongside, the blockade programme has been retained. But even the leaders and activists of BNP and its allies are in confusion as to what will happen tomorrow and after that. Sources said the BNP-led alliance is in favour of continuing the regular programme in other places of the country excepting Dhaka and Chittagong on the grounds of elections. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is learnt to have given such indication at a meeting with the pro-BNP intellectuals on Friday but in practice, what will be the programmes and why is not clear inside the party. Side by side, there is difference of opinion in the BNP-led alliance over the continuation of blockade-hartal programme as it has become ineffective. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said, “It will depend on the government whether or not we would go for blockade-hartal programme in future. The programme will be withdrawn totally only if the government releases the BNP leaders and activists and takes an initiative for dialogue on non-party government.” Although there is no problem over the candidature in Chittagong and Dhaka North city corporations elections, the old rivalry between Mirza Abbas and Sadek Hossain Khoka has surfaced again over their candidatures in Dhaka South city corporation. (With inputs from Enam Abedin)
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