Chief Adviser Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus has invited BNP in a talks again on June 2, said BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed.
“The government is continuing the formalities of talks with political parties one after another, but there is no real progress,” he said, adding that, “Discussions are taking place, but nothing is being done. Real steps are needed to overcome the crisis of public trust, not just formalities.”
He made the remarks at a discussion meeting on the occasion of the 44th death anniversary of Ziaur Rahman at the Freedom Fighters Hall of the Diploma Engineers Institute in the capital on Saturday.
“It seems like that if the Constitutional Reform Commission wants to change the constitution in its own way, the nation will have to agree on it,” Salahuddin said noting that “If you forcefully impose anything, that is not democracy, it will be another Baksal.”
“We believe in a democratic state, there will have differences of opinion. And there is no argument in favour of holding elections after December. The people of the country want elections under a neutral government immediately,” said the BNP leader.
Salahuddin Ahmed said, “Elections must be held before December. This is the demand of the people of Bangladesh. There is no reason to hold elections outside December. Reforms and elections are an ongoing process.”
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