LDP asks about BNP's poll plans
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leaders yesterday placed a number of queries before BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir regarding BNP's plans on possible unity with other political parties, its movements and the next parliamentary election.
The LDP delegation, led by the party Secretary General Jahanara Begum, met Alamgir at his Uttara residence in the morning.
Meeting sources said when LDP leaders wanted to know what the name of the alliance would be if they did join, Alamgir replied that it would be discussed at BNP's standing committee meeting and among the four-party alliance.
Bangladesh Kalyan Party Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim also met with Alamgir at the latter's Uttara residence in the evening where he supported BNP's stance against the 15th amendment of the constitution.
“We are against the fifteenth amendment. Election will not be acceptable if it is not held under a non-party caretaker government,” said Ibrahim.
Alamgir also urged Ibrahim to join the opposition camp. As per decision at the meeting, Ibrahim will meet BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia soon to hold further discussion in this regard.
Alamgir also held a seperate meeting with leaders of eight other political parties at BNP central office in the city's Naya Paltan. The parties are Jatiya Ganatantrik Party, Labour Party, Muslim League, Islamic Party, National People's Party, National Democratic Party, National Awami Party (NAP) (vasani) and Bangladesh NAP.
Alamgir said the eight parties extended their support to BNP's countrywide demonstration being observed today protesting price hike of essentials and issuance of arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman.
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