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Bdnews24.com, Dhaka

Four caretaker government advisers held an informal meeting with Jatiya Party leaders at the Rail Bhaban on Captain Abdul Gani Road yesterday, a JP leader said.

The meeting, meant to discuss the dialogue between the government and political parties, began shortly before 7.00pm.

Acting JP chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud, secretary general advocate Ruhul Amin Hawladar, presidium member GM Quader and Zia Uddin Ahmed Bablu were present at the meeting.

After the meeting, the acting JP chairman told reporters: "We had talks with the four advisers on holding a peaceful polls and post-election government."

"The advisers sought our opinion," he said.

Barrister Anisul said the government would hold dialogue after the pre-dialogue talks with the political parties.

"The advisers told us that they want to hold a peaceful election by December."

The JP leader said they had talked about the demand for lifting the state of emergency and brining qualitative changes to different constitutional organisations.

Communications adviser Ghulam Quader, foreign adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, LGRD adviser Anwarul Iqbal and education adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman represented the government at the meeting.

Barrister Anisul had earlier told bdnews24.com that an adviser had invited them for informal talks.

Law adviser AFM Hassan Ariff, Ghulam Quader, Anwarul Iqbal, Iftekhar Ahmed and Hossain Zillur held a meeting with Awami League leaders Monday.

The government approached both factions of the BNP Tuesday for similar informal talks leading up to the proposed formal dialogue between the government and political parties.