Form of Interim Govt
Political parties must talk
Speakers tell discussion
Talks among political parties are very necessary to find out the form of an "interim government" under which the next election will be held, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.
If political negotiation fails, the nation will plunge into political unrest, and democratic progress will be hindered, they feared.
"There is still time to have discussions on how the interim government can be formed," ruling Awami League leader Amir Hossain Amu told the discussion, "Free and Fair Election: What and How", in the capital's Cirdap auditorium.
He also stressed the need for national unity to work out the solution and continue the democratic progress. "Otherwise, the whole nation will have to incur a loss."
The discussion was organised by FEMA, a non-government election monitoring organisation.
BNP Standing Committee Member MK Anwar said the interim government, whatever its name might be, would have to be non-partisan.
He also demanded restoration of the caretaker government system and said the loopholes of the system should be removed so that no-one could abuse the system to stay in power.
Workers' Party President Rashed Khan Menon said everything should be done to make the election acceptable to the people and strengthen the Election Commission.
In many countries, the incumbent government discharges the duty of the interim government, he said. "If we want to follow the formula, the Election Commission should be given the authority over the administration."
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