Khaleda shares opinions on movement for CG

DHAKA, June 11: BNP chairperson Khaleda on Tuesday night sat in a meeting with BNP-minded intellectuals, educationists and other processionals to discuss the country’s overall situation.

The meeting began around 9:30pm at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office and continued till 11.30pm.

Former Dhaka University vice chancellor Prof Moniruzzaman Miah, Prof Emajuddin Ahmed, Prof Anwarullah Chowdhury, former chief election commissioner Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf, former secretary Mohammad Asafuddowla, DU Professors AFM Yousuf Haider, Mahbubullah, Abu Ahmed, Sadrul Amin, journalists Amanullah Kabir, Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Dr Hasan Mohammad, Dr Azhar Ali, Nazmul Haq Nannu, Jatiya Press Club secretary Syed Abdal Rahman, poets Al Mujahidi, Abdul Hye Sikhder and filmmaker Chashi Nazrul Islam, among others, were present at the meeting.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was also present.
Meeting sources said Khaleda discussed with the intellectuals and professionals various issues like the country’s latest political situation, city corporation polls, Tarique Rahman’s homecoming, caretaker government, and the opposition’s movement.

She also shared ideas with them about the possible line of action of the opposition to force the government to restore the caretaker government system to oversee the next general election.

Some intellectuals were learned to have suggested the opposition leader to work out a well-thought-out plan to realise the opposition’s demand for restoration of the caretaker system.

Khaleda Zia laid emphasis on greater unity among the nationalist forces foregtting all the differences.
Khaleda sought support from them to make the 18-party’s ongoing movement a success, the sources said.