Editorial
Fresh dialogue prospect
Act out of box to realise it
IF the Awami League has offered talks to the opposition thrice, BNP has done it twice. Yet, no headway has been made in the direction of a dialogue. Amid blowing some hot air and playing to the gallery, talks remain a non-starter. But this needn't have been so.
During the mission of UN envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco and his team, AL and BNP seemed willing to talk. But as soon as he left both sides reverted to their rigid positioning on pre-poll government issue. The world is left surprised and the people chagrined.
Now that the BNP standing committee meeting chaired by Khaleda Zia has invited the government to arrange talks after due deliberation and fresh stock taking, one tends to take it seriously.
Accordingly, we urge the ruling party to formally respond to the BNP's call. Since the BNP is joining the budget session of the parliament, they must utilise the opportunity to present their formula and proposal on the floor of the House.
Parliament is the best platform to take issue with ruling party on such a matter of pressing national interest.
Now, the issue has boiled down to deciding on a non-partisan head of the interim government vis-a-vis incumbent prime minister being in charge of it. This is not an impossible task for the collective wisdom of the parliament to redeem.
To circumvent the whole range of paraphernalia relating to formal and informal talks, the sticking point in the whole debate needs to be taken up principally inside the parliament.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments