BNP writes to president for appointment

Senior Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) put forward a letter to President Abdul Hamid seeking his appointment to discuss on Khaleda Zia’s proposal on election commission.

A three-member delegation of BNP handed over the letter to a staff at Bangabhaban around 4:15pm on Wednesday.

The letter was signed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Fakhrul in a press briefing at noon said, “Today we are putting forward a letter to President Abdul Hamid seeking his appointment to discuss on Khaleda Zia’s proposal on election commission. Hope he will give his appointment to our delegation as the state guardian.”

“We urge the president to take Begum Khaleda Zia’s proposals in concern and ensure an environment for dialogue to lift the country and its people from the prevailing crisis,” he said.

Earlier on Friday, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia proposed a 13-point plan for the process of forming the EC on the basis of consensus of all political parties.

In response to the proposal, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader at a press conference on the same day termed the demand as ‘hollow and ridiculous’.

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