Govt might not be able to run country for next six months, fears AL
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Awami League's acting general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam Wednesday advised party followers to remain forearmed with all preparations as he said the long-awaited parliamentary elections are still uncertain, reports UNB.
'Everything is going on amid uncertainty. Even the national elections are uncertain. Keep all sorts of preparation,' he told a meeting of
Awami Juba League at the AL's central office. Juba League presidium-member Mizanur Rahman presided.
The Awami League leader got a sense of serious foreboding in view of the present activities of the interim government that it might not be able to run the country for next six months.
'When the present government took over, there were two forces with it. One is an unseen force that worked from behind and another is its moral strength. But, now the government lost its moral strength. So, the government cannot run the country by depending only on the unseen force,' he said.
About his party's crucial dialogue with the caretaker government today, Ashraful said they hope to reach a consensus on all crucial national issues like lifting the state of emergency and announcement of the national election date.
'We are not going to the dialogue to relax. We want a meaningful dialogue.'
Ashraful demanded relaxation of the state of emergency 72 hours after completion of the vote in four city corporations and nine municipalities on August 4.
'The government has decided that 72 hours before the election, the state of emergency will be re-imposed in those areas. But, we want emergency must remain lifted 72 hours before and after the votes,' he said.
Ashraful was highly critical of the BNP-led four-party alliance for its allegation that AL chief Sheikh Hasina was released following a secret deal with the government.
'BNP had tried to trap us in the name of united movement. They also had demanded release of our president Sheikh Hasina. And now, when Sheikh Hasina got released, BNP has started delirious talk,' he said.
Meanwhile, BNP secretary general Khandker Delwar Hossain today accused the caretaker government of prolonging the emergency only to cling to the power.
About the move for holding the election to the local bodies Delwar said the government engaged in illegal activities leaving aside its constitutional responsibility. It is a ploy to continue in power, he added.
The BNP leader was speaking to party activists of Demra, Jatrabari and Shyampur while exchanging views with them.
He said the incident of 1/11 that brought the present government to power had been orchestrated with the support of alien forces under a blueprint to halt the advance of democracy and development.
The expansionist design to turn Bangladesh a vassal state is continuing, said Delwar, and asked the party rank and file to stand united for frustrating the evil design.
'Everything is going on amid uncertainty. Even the national elections are uncertain. Keep all sorts of preparation,' he told a meeting of
Awami Juba League at the AL's central office. Juba League presidium-member Mizanur Rahman presided.
The Awami League leader got a sense of serious foreboding in view of the present activities of the interim government that it might not be able to run the country for next six months.
'When the present government took over, there were two forces with it. One is an unseen force that worked from behind and another is its moral strength. But, now the government lost its moral strength. So, the government cannot run the country by depending only on the unseen force,' he said.
About his party's crucial dialogue with the caretaker government today, Ashraful said they hope to reach a consensus on all crucial national issues like lifting the state of emergency and announcement of the national election date.
'We are not going to the dialogue to relax. We want a meaningful dialogue.'
Ashraful demanded relaxation of the state of emergency 72 hours after completion of the vote in four city corporations and nine municipalities on August 4.
'The government has decided that 72 hours before the election, the state of emergency will be re-imposed in those areas. But, we want emergency must remain lifted 72 hours before and after the votes,' he said.
Ashraful was highly critical of the BNP-led four-party alliance for its allegation that AL chief Sheikh Hasina was released following a secret deal with the government.
'BNP had tried to trap us in the name of united movement. They also had demanded release of our president Sheikh Hasina. And now, when Sheikh Hasina got released, BNP has started delirious talk,' he said.
Meanwhile, BNP secretary general Khandker Delwar Hossain today accused the caretaker government of prolonging the emergency only to cling to the power.
About the move for holding the election to the local bodies Delwar said the government engaged in illegal activities leaving aside its constitutional responsibility. It is a ploy to continue in power, he added.
The BNP leader was speaking to party activists of Demra, Jatrabari and Shyampur while exchanging views with them.
He said the incident of 1/11 that brought the present government to power had been orchestrated with the support of alien forces under a blueprint to halt the advance of democracy and development.
The expansionist design to turn Bangladesh a vassal state is continuing, said Delwar, and asked the party rank and file to stand united for frustrating the evil design.