Speaker urges opposition not to boycott JS
Saturday, 25 April 2009
The opposition should not stay away from parliament over an extra-parliamentary issue, Speaker Abdul Hamid said Friday in the face of a boycott threat from BNP protesting the government notice served on its chief to leave her Dhaka cantonment house, reports bdnews24.com.
"Everything could be discussed in parliament, but it would not be right for the opposition to boycott parliament over an extra-parliamentary issue," Hamid told reporters after attending a convention of Lions Club International.
BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury warned of a parliament boycott after the government served a notice on Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia on April 20 to vacate the mansion, which she got on a lease.
"Everything could be discussed in parliament, but it would not be right for the opposition to boycott parliament over an extra-parliamentary issue," Hamid told reporters after attending a convention of Lions Club International.
BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury warned of a parliament boycott after the government served a notice on Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia on April 20 to vacate the mansion, which she got on a lease.