BSS-57 PM-DIALOGUE 2ND LEAD 3 LAST DHAKA

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PM-DIALOGUE 2ND LEAD 3 LAST DHAKA

Earlier, the prime minister in her opening remarks called upon the JOF leaders to take into account the country’s development in the past one decade under the incumbent government.

“Nine years and 10 months have passed after our government assumed power and you will surely consider the extent of development the country saw during the time,” she said.

Sheikh Hasina added: “I will leave it to your judgment.”

The premier greeted the opposition leaders as they arrived saying “Ganabhaban is people’s Bhaban (house) and I am welcoming all of you here”.

“The country is for all of us and … our main motto is to advance the country and make overall uplift of Bangladesh by changing the lot of the people,” she said.

JOF Convenor Dr Kamal Hossain led a 20-member delegation that included BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir while Sheikh Hasina headed a 23-member team of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance in the talks.

Earlier, the premier entered the Banquet Hall of Ganabhaban at 6:57 pm and took seat there along with other leaders of the 14-party alliance while the much-anticipated dialogue began at about 7 pm at the Banquet Hall of Ganabhaban.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and AL leaders Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Begum Matia Chowdhury, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Mohammed Nasim, Kazi Zafar Ullah, Anisul Huq, Abdul Matin Khasru, Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak, Ramesh Chandra Sen, Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif, Dr. Dipu Moni, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Abdur Rahman, Dr. Abdus Sobhan Golap, Dr. Hasan Mahmud and S. M. Rezaul Karim represented Awami League in the talks.

Sammayabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua, Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASOD) President Hasanul Huq Inu and another faction leader of the party Moinuddin Khan Badol joined the talks as partners of the ruling alliance.

BNP leaders other than the party’s secretary general, who took part in the dialogue were Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Jamiruddin Sircar and Mirza Abbas.

The other team members of the opposition alliance included Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President ASM Abdur Rab, Gono Forum Executive President Advocate Subrata Chowdhury, Sultan Mohmmad Mansur, Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Gono Forum General Secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury.

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