No possibility of dialogue with BNP: Quader

Staff Correspondent: Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has ruled out any possibility of holding dialogue with BNP ahead of the next general election.

He said, “There is no necessity of holding dialogue with BNP now.”

The Road Transport and Bridges Minister said this in a press conference marking the Awami League’s 69th anniversary at the party president’s Dhanmondi political office on Friday.

Quader said before the previous election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited BNP for dialogue but BNP rejected the invitation uttering very rough and rude words.

“BNP missed the ‘train’ of dialogue by rejecting the proposal before the previous parliament election,” he added.

About the next general election, the minister said, “This time we are very confident. None will be spared if violence and sabotage are carried out to create unrest in the country ahead of the next parliament election.”

He said BNP’s unrealistic dreams of winning in the next national polls as like as 2001 will never be successful.

The minister said BNP has no clear statement about the next election as they do not know properly what they want. But it is clear what we want. We want to hold the election in accordance with the constitution.
 

risingbd/Dhaka/June 22, 2018/Hasibul/A K Azad