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The Awami League is ready for talks with the opposition should it respond positively to the Prime Minister's proposal on poll-time interim government, the party's spokesman has said.
"We hope they (BNP) will respond positively to the Prime Minister's proposal she made during an interview with the BBC recently," Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said at 'Meet the Reporters' organised by the Dhaka Reporters' Unity on Saturday.
In the wake of the BNP's repeated demand for restoration of the caretaker government system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had said in the interview that the opposition BNP could join the interim cabinet to be constituted ahead of the next parliamentary polls. She had expressed her unwillingness to hand over state affairs to an unelected government.
But BNP chief Khaleda Zia rejected outright the proposal saying that the next polls must be held under a non-party caretaker government.
Hanif said he was not frustrated at the rejection of the proposal. "We, the politicians, often take many decisions and change the decisions realising the reality. There is no final word in politics."
The chances of making a formal proposal for talks by the ruling party to the opposition were thin if it did not budge from its stance of not taking part in the elections without restoration of the caretaker government system, he said.
"We will take an initiative for talks to set the framework of the poll-time interim cabinet if the opposition responds positively to the Prime Minister's proposal," he added.
Hanif urged the BNP to join the House and place their proposal on the formation of the interim government, if they had any.
Also a special assistant to the Prime Minister, Hanif said that the opposition party had been invited several times during the latest constitutional amendment. "But they didn't respond and are pushing the country to unrest by waging movements."
On the issue of Dr Muhammad Yunus' reaction to the cabinet decision on Grameen Bank, Hanif said the government had taken the decision to inform people of the facts about Grammen Bank, not to destroy it. "Dr Yunus is not above the law of the country though he is a Nobel laureate!"
"We hope they (BNP) will respond positively to the Prime Minister's proposal she made during an interview with the BBC recently," Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said at 'Meet the Reporters' organised by the Dhaka Reporters' Unity on Saturday.
In the wake of the BNP's repeated demand for restoration of the caretaker government system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had said in the interview that the opposition BNP could join the interim cabinet to be constituted ahead of the next parliamentary polls. She had expressed her unwillingness to hand over state affairs to an unelected government.
But BNP chief Khaleda Zia rejected outright the proposal saying that the next polls must be held under a non-party caretaker government.
Hanif said he was not frustrated at the rejection of the proposal. "We, the politicians, often take many decisions and change the decisions realising the reality. There is no final word in politics."
The chances of making a formal proposal for talks by the ruling party to the opposition were thin if it did not budge from its stance of not taking part in the elections without restoration of the caretaker government system, he said.
"We will take an initiative for talks to set the framework of the poll-time interim cabinet if the opposition responds positively to the Prime Minister's proposal," he added.
Hanif urged the BNP to join the House and place their proposal on the formation of the interim government, if they had any.
Also a special assistant to the Prime Minister, Hanif said that the opposition party had been invited several times during the latest constitutional amendment. "But they didn't respond and are pushing the country to unrest by waging movements."
On the issue of Dr Muhammad Yunus' reaction to the cabinet decision on Grameen Bank, Hanif said the government had taken the decision to inform people of the facts about Grammen Bank, not to destroy it. "Dr Yunus is not above the law of the country though he is a Nobel laureate!"
The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange shed 0.60 percent in the first half an hour on Sunday.
At 11:35am, the DGEN reached 4074.08 points losing 24.62 points on the week's opening day.
Shares and mutual funds worth around Tk 4.3.12 million changed hands so far with prices of 34 issues gaining, 148 declining and 16 remaining unchanged.
The premiere bourse's benchmark index had lost 4.35 percent or 186.27 points last week.
At 11:35am, the DGEN reached 4074.08 points losing 24.62 points on the week's opening day.
Shares and mutual funds worth around Tk 4.3.12 million changed hands so far with prices of 34 issues gaining, 148 declining and 16 remaining unchanged.
The premiere bourse's benchmark index had lost 4.35 percent or 186.27 points last week.
Ayesha Foyez, mother of late celebrated writer Humayun Ahmed, gave a handful of soil to her son's grave taking it from the grave of her husband Foyezur Rahman, who embraced martyrdom during the Liberation War in 1971.
She also offered Fatiha at the grave of her son at his Gazipur retreat Nuhash Palli on Saturday and planted sapling of Talipalm or Corypha Taliera Roxburgh on the site. She also planted saplings in the west to the 'Ma O Shishu' sculpture near the main entrance of Nuhash Palli.
Ayesha Foyez went to Nuhash Palli for the first time since the burial of the author, playwright and filmmaker on July 24.
Her sister Rizia Begum, her husband Apple Haider, daughters Roksana Ahmed and Sufia Haider, and son Ahsan Habib accompanied her during the visit.
Mohammad Asaduzzaman, the sculptor of Nuhash Palli, told bdnews24.com that Ayesha Foyez also offered a special prayer seeking eternal peace for the soul of her son.
She also recited from the holy Quran on the occasion.
Her younger son cartoonist Ahsan Habib said that the soil was brought from their father's grave in Pirojpur district.
His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer and writer, was killed by Pakistani military in Pirojpur district during the Liberation War in 1971.
After the 'ziarat', Ayesha Foyez and her family members moved around Nuhash Palli and enquired about the employees. They started for Dhaka in the afternoon.
Noted author, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed, 64, died at a hospital in the US on July 19 after a nearly 10-month battle against colon cancer.
She also offered Fatiha at the grave of her son at his Gazipur retreat Nuhash Palli on Saturday and planted sapling of Talipalm or Corypha Taliera Roxburgh on the site. She also planted saplings in the west to the 'Ma O Shishu' sculpture near the main entrance of Nuhash Palli.
Ayesha Foyez went to Nuhash Palli for the first time since the burial of the author, playwright and filmmaker on July 24.
Her sister Rizia Begum, her husband Apple Haider, daughters Roksana Ahmed and Sufia Haider, and son Ahsan Habib accompanied her during the visit.
Mohammad Asaduzzaman, the sculptor of Nuhash Palli, told bdnews24.com that Ayesha Foyez also offered a special prayer seeking eternal peace for the soul of her son.
She also recited from the holy Quran on the occasion.
Her younger son cartoonist Ahsan Habib said that the soil was brought from their father's grave in Pirojpur district.
His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer and writer, was killed by Pakistani military in Pirojpur district during the Liberation War in 1971.
After the 'ziarat', Ayesha Foyez and her family members moved around Nuhash Palli and enquired about the employees. They started for Dhaka in the afternoon.
Noted author, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed, 64, died at a hospital in the US on July 19 after a nearly 10-month battle against colon cancer.
Malaysia's Special Envoy to South Asia on Infrastructure S Samy Vellu is meeting Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday to discuss details on its proposal to build the Padma bridge.
The meeting began around 11:45am. Vellu is leading a seven-member delegation.
The envoy will also meet Finance Minister AMA Muhith on the proposal submitted on Jun 28, according to the programme schedule of the ministers.
Vellu is also scheduled to visit the project site.
Malaysia expressed its interest in financing Bangladesh's largest infrastructure project after the World Bank cancelled its pledged $1.2 billion fund.
Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur signed a memorandum of understanding on Apr 10 in presence of the Malaysian Prime Minister. On Jun 28, Malaysia submitted a draft proposal to Bangladesh government to sign the agreement.
The meeting began around 11:45am. Vellu is leading a seven-member delegation.
The envoy will also meet Finance Minister AMA Muhith on the proposal submitted on Jun 28, according to the programme schedule of the ministers.
Vellu is also scheduled to visit the project site.
Malaysia expressed its interest in financing Bangladesh's largest infrastructure project after the World Bank cancelled its pledged $1.2 billion fund.
Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur signed a memorandum of understanding on Apr 10 in presence of the Malaysian Prime Minister. On Jun 28, Malaysia submitted a draft proposal to Bangladesh government to sign the agreement.
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