The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A two-member delegation of the European Commission yesterday met former president and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury at the KC Memorial Clinic.

They discussed about the present political situation of the country, Election Commission's road map and the B Chodhury's proposed government of national consensus.

Charles Whiteley, First Secretary (head of political, trade, economic, press and information sector) and Jonatan Henriksson, Attache of the EC were in the delegation. Apart from Dr B Chowdhury, Secretary General of BDB Maj (Retd) Abdul Mannan, Organising Secretary of BDB Mahi B Chowdhury and Presidium Member of BDB Brig Gen (Retd) Giasuddin Ahmed Chowdhury Bir Bikram, among others, were present at the meeting.

Prof B Chowdhury said after the next general election the ruling party and the opposition party should not behave like before for that the concept of government of national consensus was so far the best.

He said, "The country is in crisis and we need to take the country out of the crisis situation."

The BDB chief said he had explained his concept of government of national consensus to the EC delegation and they expressed positive views about it.

Brig Gen (Retd) Giasuddin in a briefing said the European Commission gave 15 million euro to the Election Commission for the next general elections.