The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Secretary General of Bangladesh Muslim League Atiqul Islam has served legal notice on the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday for not inviting his party in the dialogue held recently between the Commission and the political parties.

Advocate Sheikh Julfikar Bulbul Chowdhury served the notice on behalf of Atiqul Islam where he stated that Muslim League meets the criteria for getting invitation from the EC for dialogue like the other 15 parties which got the same.

According to the notice, Atiqul Islam had sent a letter to the EC on November 21, 2007 describing his party's eligibility to get invitation for dialogue. But the EC did not invite his party neither in first phase, nor in the second phase of the dialogue.

Atiqul Islam believes that such behaviour of the EC is intentional or outcome of adverse attitude to his party.

Advocate Chowdhury demanded the EC to invite his client in the dialogue within the next seven days of serving of the notice. He threatened legal action if his client was not invited for dialogue.