Friday's political development creates new hope: Adviser
Sunday, 23 November 2008
MYMENSINGH, Nov 22 (BSS): Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman today said the exchange of pleasantries between the country's two top political leaders overnight created a new hope in political arena.
"The Friday evening's event as witnessed by the nation has created a new hope for the country," he told a school function at Haluaghat here in an apparent reference to the greetings exchanged between Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at the Armed Forces Division reception at Dhaka Cantonment.
He said the two former premiers-Sheikh Hasina and her archrival Khaleda Zia- in a rare gesture exchanged pleasantries Friday night after over a decade sending apparently a good signal to the people in emergency- ruled Bangladesh beset with volatile politics.
Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia enquired about each other's welfare standing on the lawn amid claps of those who joined the military reception to mark Armed Forces Day.
Several attempts to have the two leaders to sit across the table to resolve major issues of the nation appeared futile in recent years, but they last week expressed their eagerness to sit together to hold a dialogue on national issues.
"The Friday evening's event as witnessed by the nation has created a new hope for the country," he told a school function at Haluaghat here in an apparent reference to the greetings exchanged between Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at the Armed Forces Division reception at Dhaka Cantonment.
He said the two former premiers-Sheikh Hasina and her archrival Khaleda Zia- in a rare gesture exchanged pleasantries Friday night after over a decade sending apparently a good signal to the people in emergency- ruled Bangladesh beset with volatile politics.
Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia enquired about each other's welfare standing on the lawn amid claps of those who joined the military reception to mark Armed Forces Day.
Several attempts to have the two leaders to sit across the table to resolve major issues of the nation appeared futile in recent years, but they last week expressed their eagerness to sit together to hold a dialogue on national issues.