Desk Report
Published: 12 Jan 2022, 11:13 pm
NPP delegation with President M Abdul Hamid
The National
People's Party (NPP), during talks with President M Abdul Hamid, today placed
five proposals with forming a polls-time government led by the prime minister
and constituting an acceptable Election Commission (EC) through the 'Search
Committee'.
On the 15th day of
the ongoing dialogue with the President at Bangabhaban, a seven-member NPP
delegation led by its chairman Alhaj Sheikh Chhalauddin Salu and secretary-general freedom fighter Md Abdul Hye Mandal joined the talks this evening.
After the meeting,
President's Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told the news agency that the NPP
recommended the formation of a "search committee", comprised of honest
and experienced individuals.
They also called
for forming an EC with honest, impartial personalities, believes in the spirit
of the Liberation War and making the EC independent and neutral manner.
The NNP delegation
proposed for the formation of an election-time government with the prime
minister as the head and comprised of registered political parties
representatives, believing in the Liberation War spirit in line with Article-
56 of the Constitution.
Welcoming the NPP
delegation at Bangabhaban, the President said discussions and exchange of views
with the political parties would help in forming an acceptable Election Commission.
The Head of the
State said views exchange-meeting among the political parties would play a
fruitful role in resolving any issue in a democracy.
President Hamid
also thanked the political parties for giving their thoughtful views.
President's Office
Secretary Sampad Barua, Military Secretary Major General SM Salah Uddin Islam,
Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin and Secretary (Attachment) Md Wahidul Islam
Khan were also present.
Abedin said the
President invited a total of 32 political parties, including the ruling
Bangladesh Awami League, for a dialogue on forming an independent, neutral and
credible EC.
On December 20,
the first day of the ongoing dialogue with the political parties, he started a
dialogue with the Jatiya Party, the main opposition party in the Jatiya Sangsad
(Parliament).
Meanwhile, the
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) did not take part in today's dialogue. With
the BNP, a total of seven political parties refrained from taking part in the
dialogue.
Tomorrow, January
13, the President will hold a dialogue with Zaker Party at 7 pm, Bangladesh
Kalyan Party at 7:30 pm and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) at 8 pm.
Meanwhile, the
ruling Bangladesh Awami League is scheduled to hold a dialogue with the
President on January 18 (Monday) at 4 pm.
Earlier, a
dialogue was held with the participation of political parties ahead of the
ninth, 10th and 11th parliamentary elections.
The President has
been given the power to appoint CECs and more than four Election Commissioners.
In the last few
terms, the President formed the EC on the basis of the recommendations of the
Search Committee.
The current EC's
five-year tenure would expire on February 14 next year.
During this
period, the President will form a new EC, under which the 12th Jatiya Sangsad
(JS) elections to be held.