Dr Kamal to lead 16-man Oikya Front team in talks with Hasina

October 31, 2018 00:00:00

AL office secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap delivering the PM’s invitation letter for dialogue to Oikya Front leader Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday — Collected

A 16-member Jatiya Oikya Front delegation, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will join the talks with Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganobhaban on Thursday evening, reports UNB.

Senior Oikya Front leaders took the decision at a meeting at Dr Kamal Hossain's Motijheel chamber on Tuesday evening, JSD president ASM Abdur Rob told reporters after the meeting.

"We've warmly accepted the Prime Minister's invitation and we'll go to Ganobhaban at 7pm on Thursday. Our leader Dr Kamal Hossain and our 15 other leaders will go there," he said.

The meeting also finalised the names of the delegation members.

Later, a three-member Oikya Front delegation--Gano Forum's Jaglul Haider and Mostak Ahmed and Nagorik Oikya's Mominul Islam-- carried the list of the delegation members to Awami League President's Dhanmondi office around 8:30pm.

Awami League organising secretary Abdur Rahman received the list, Mostak Ahmed told the news agency.

The delegation members are Dr Kamal Hossain, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Jamiruddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, JSD president ASM Abdur Rob, vice president Tania Rob, general secretary Abdul Malek Ratan, Nagorik Oikya's Mahmudur Rahman Manna and SM Akram, Gano Forum general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu, executive president Subrata Chowdhury, Jatiya Oiky Prokriya's Sultan Mohammad Mansur, ABM Mostafa Amin and Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury.

Abur Rob said the nation hopes that the dialogue will help resolve the political problem.

He said they will discuss Oikya Front's seven-point demand and all other issues.

Replying to a question, the JSD president said the representatives of BNP, JSD, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, Nagorik Oikya and Gono Forum will be there in the 16-member delegation.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alam, standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, JSD president ASM Abdur Rob, vice president Tania Rob, general secretary Abdul Malek Ratan, Gono Forum general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu, executive president Subrata Chowdhury, Nagorik Oikya's Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Jahedur Rahman, Jatiya Oiky Prokriya's Sultan Mohammad Mansur, ABM Mostafa Amin and Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah attended the meeting with Dr Kamal in the chair.