The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Awami League (AL) yesterday handed over a letter to the Chief Adviser's office of the Caretaker government demanding schedule of the next round of government-sponsored dialogue to talk about some vital issues like the national election and subsequently the upazila polls to restore democracy in the country.

AL Office Secretary Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan and Deputy Office Secretary BM Mozammel Haq, accompanied by Deputy Publicity Secretary Asim Kumar Ukil handed over the letter signed by AL Acting General secretary Syed Ashraful Islam.

Quazi M Aminul Islam, Secretary to the CA received the letter at 2:00pm. Through the letter to the CA, AL General

Secretary said that dialogue between AL and the government should be held immediately for the sake of public interest over the national election and upazila polls.

He also noted that the people of the country were suffering from confusion over the holding of national election as per the roadmap.

Ashraful Islam added that the partymen were enthusiastic on holding the dialogue again aiming to remind the Chief Adviser as well as other advisers about party's proposed six point demand including declaration of the date of parliamentary polls and subsequently upazila elections.

Earlier, the Government held dialogue with AL president and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other central leaders at Sudhasadan immediately after her release from jail on June 11, ending a confrontation since her arrest through a crackdown on the political arena following the January 11, 2007, as the Caretaker government resumed the power.

At the meeting Hasina made a phone call to Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed and talked about national elections.

Besides this AL Acting President Zillur Rahman also asked again the government to announce specific date for holding parliamentary elections and demanded withdrawal of state of emergency before the election.

Zillur yesterday made this demand while addressing a commemorative meeting marking the 33rd death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the auditorium of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University (BSMMU).

Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad organised the meeting with its BSMMU unit Chief Dr Sharfuddin Ahmed in the chair.

AL Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, party leader Dr Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin and AFM Ruhul Haq, chief of the Parishad, among others, also spoke at the meeting.