All political parties have to sit to resolve CHT problems: Alamgir
Monday, 12 July 2010
BNP senior joint secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Sunday said all political parities of the country will have to sit together to resolve the problems of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and will have to come to a consensus to this end. reports UNB.
"It's not possible to resolve the problems of Chittagong Hill Tracts by BNP or any political party alone," he said while taking part in a national dialogue titled 'Oshanto Pahar Biponna Rashtriyo Nirapatta' (national dialogue on restive hills, state security in jeopardy).
Parbatya Gano Parishad organized the dialogue at the Jatiya Press Club with former president of a section of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ), Elahi Newaz Khan, in the chair.
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League president Bangabir Kader Siddiqui, JAGPA president Shafiul Alam Prodhan and Bangladesh Kalyan Party chief Maj Gen (retd) M Ibrahim also took part in the discussion.
Speaking as chief guest, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the CHT problems can be resolved if democracy takes institutional shape.
He said those who created the problems in the CHT have such problems in their own countries including America, Australia and India.
Fakhrul alleged that the ruling Awami League is doing politics as lackey of Western rulers and hegemony. "If it comes out from this many problems of the country can be solved," he said.
The BNP leader said: "The CHT problems have been created due to the conspiracy of the western and Indian imperialism as their interests are involved."
"It's not possible to resolve the problems of Chittagong Hill Tracts by BNP or any political party alone," he said while taking part in a national dialogue titled 'Oshanto Pahar Biponna Rashtriyo Nirapatta' (national dialogue on restive hills, state security in jeopardy).
Parbatya Gano Parishad organized the dialogue at the Jatiya Press Club with former president of a section of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ), Elahi Newaz Khan, in the chair.
Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League president Bangabir Kader Siddiqui, JAGPA president Shafiul Alam Prodhan and Bangladesh Kalyan Party chief Maj Gen (retd) M Ibrahim also took part in the discussion.
Speaking as chief guest, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the CHT problems can be resolved if democracy takes institutional shape.
He said those who created the problems in the CHT have such problems in their own countries including America, Australia and India.
Fakhrul alleged that the ruling Awami League is doing politics as lackey of Western rulers and hegemony. "If it comes out from this many problems of the country can be solved," he said.
The BNP leader said: "The CHT problems have been created due to the conspiracy of the western and Indian imperialism as their interests are involved."