The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Awami League-led 14-party combine will raise identical issues during the proposed dialogue between the incumbent caretaker government and the political parties ahead of the parliamentary elections.

The party will communicate with its allies in the combine in a few days to finalize the issues to be raised at the dialogue.

While receiving donation for the Sidr victims at his Gulshhan residence, acting AL president Zillur Rahman said the party central leaders are united and the grassroots-level

leaders and workers, despite various limitations are getting organized ahead of next parliamentary elections.

Asked whether Awami League would discuss with its "ally" Gano Forum, he said Gano Forum had already quit the AL-led mega combine.

Zillur appreciated the caretaker government for approving the separation of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat from the Prim Minister's office (PMO).

Party presidium member Tofael Ahmed told the reporters that the AL-led 14-party combine would raise identical issues during the dialogue with the government similar to that of the EC-sponsored dialogue.

"To finalize the issues that will be raised at the proposed dialogue between the government and the political parties, Awami League will communicate with its allies in the 14-party combine within a few days," he said.

Tofael said the proposed dialogues with the caretaker government would be bilateral, but the 14-party combine would place identical issues. "Awami League will not discuss with Gano Forum ahead of the dialogue, as it had not done during the dialogue with EC."

He further cleared the AL stand that they would not take part in the proposed dialogue with the government with any pre-condition.

Party leaders Amir Hossain Amu, Suranjit Sengupta, Abdul Mannan, Aktaruzzaman and Maj Gen (retd) M Subid Ali Bhuiyan were present on the occasion.