16-member Oikyafront delegation to join talks at Gono Bhaban

Senior Correspondent: A 16-member Jatiya Oikyafront delegation, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will join the dialogue with Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban on Thursday evening (November 1).

Senior Oikyafront leaders took the decision at a meeting at Dr Kamal Hossain’s Motijheel chamber on Tuesday evening, JSD president ASM Abdur Rob, also the spokesperson of the newly formed alliance, told reporters after the meeting.

“We’ve warmly accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation and we’ll go to Gono Bhaban at 7:00pm on Thursday. Our leader Dr Kamal Hossain and our 15 other leaders will go there,” he said.

The meeting also finalised the names of the delegation members. But the names of the delegation member were not disclosed due to strategic reasons.

Later, a three-member Oikyafront delegation-–Gono Forum’s Jaglul Haider and Mostak Ahmed and Nagorik Oikya’s Mominul Islam-- carried the list of the delegation members to Awami League President’s Dhanmondi office around 8:30pm.

Awami League organising secretary Abdur Rahman received the list, Mostak Ahmed said.

Replying to a question, the JSD president said the representatives of BNP, JSD, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, Nagorik Oikya and Gono Forum will be there in the 16-member delegation.

BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will also join the talks under the leadership of Kamal Hossain, he said.

Rob said he has been made the spokesman of the Oikyafront.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alam, standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed JSD president ASM Abdur Rob, vice president Tania Rob, general secretary Abdul Malek Ratan, Gono Forum general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu, executive president Subrata Chowdhury, Nagorik Oikya’s Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Jahedur Rahman, Jatiya Oiky Prokriya’s Sultan Mohammad Mansur, ABM Mostafa Amin and Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah attended the meeting with Dr Kamal in the chair.

Earlier, the Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking dialogue over the national election. Responding to the letter, the Premier invited Jatiya Oikyafront leaders for talks at the Gono Bhaban on November 1.


risingbd/Dhaka/Oct 30, 2018/Reza/AI