AL starts greater unity talks
The Awami League has begun inviting small parties that are not part of its grand alliance to talks with its chief Sheikh Hasina for forging a greater unity “against militancy and poverty”.
Awami League insists that this political unity will be for fighting militancy and poverty, not to form an electoral alliance.
On Wednesday night, Awami League delegates led by party presidium member Obaidul Quader held talks with Liberal Democratic Party chief Oli Ahmed followed by Krishak Sramik Janata League's chief Abdul Kader Siddiqui and Bangladesh Tariqat Federation Chairman Syed Nazibul Bashar Maijbhandari yesterday. The delegates invited them to dialogue with Hasina.
These talks were held after the party corresponded with 10 small parties over the telephone.
During the talks, Awami League delegates conveyed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's message and invited them to dialogues with her.
Hasina took the initiative for dialogue with small parties following the main opposition BNP's move to forge a bigger political platform against the government.
A couple of days ago, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sent her delegation to small parties with invitation to have dialogues with BNP.
Kader Siddiqui who was an Awami League leader until 2001 when he floated his own party is scheduled to sit with Khaleda tomorrow.
However, Obaidul Quader told the press yesterday that his talk with Kader Siddiqui was successful. Obaidul claimed that the dialogue is not meant forging an electoral alliance.
Apart from talks with the small parties, Quader also talked to Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad Wednesday night as part of strengthening the grand alliance. On Tuesday night, he sat with Rashed Khan Menon of Workers Party and Hasanul Haque Inu of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.
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