The country's apex trade body has said the businesses urged former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to sit together for the sake of business, reports bdnews24.com.
"I think he (Syed Ashraful Islam) is right. Businesspersons should do business and lawyers practise law. But we get worried when politics hurts business," Annisul Huq, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), told the news agency Thursday.
"A businessman may too have great desire. It is his democratic right," he said in response to the remarks of acting Awami League secretary general earlier on the day.
Ashraful had suggested business leaders and top lawyer Barrister Rafiqul Huq - without taking names - that they should not intrude in political affairs since the party had not received any message from the interim government about the proposed dialogue.
Annisul said: "Like ordinary people, we too believe that a meeting of the two leaders would be good for Bangladesh and resolve the political crisis in the country," he added.
"It is up to them whether they will have talks in the interest of democracy in the country and a free and fair election. We have nothing to do with it," he said.
It's up to them, says Annisul in reply to Ashraful's comment
FE Team | Published: September 26, 2008 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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