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Chittagong Correspondent

Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman yesterday called upon all for shunning the politics of confrontation and mudslinging to avoid prolonging the post 1/11 period any further.

Talking to newsmen at the local Circuit House , he expressed the hope that Dialogue between the two former prime ministers, Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina will bring about qualitative change in the country's politics.

He was also hopeful of the government initiative to bring the two former premiers across the table.

"The government is working hard to rebuild public confidence in politics by bringing the two leaders to the negotiating table", he noted.

The Adviser said bringing the two leaders to the discussion table is no doubt a significant initiative to bring qualitative change in the country's politics." But it is not the only initiative taken by the government to resolve the existing crises," he added. Asked about the BNP-Awami League conflict in this regard, he said "Don't be impatient, keep patience for a qualitative change in politics."

Hossain Zillur said, the Government has mounted all out efforts to resolve the differences between the two leaders and acrimonious relationship between them. He said they have contacted Barrister Rafiqul Haque, the lawyer of the BNP and Awami League leaders to join the initiative so that the BNP and Awami League leaders can be persuaded to sit across the table. He said, they cannot allow the politicians to return to the pre-1/11 situation.

About the implementation of the Advisory Council's decision for the development of the port city, Zillur said the government would start supplying gas after Ramzan to reopen the closed industries.

Tender has been floated for a 50-MW rental power plant in the port city, he said.

Zillur attended a review meeting here on the progress of implementation of the decisions taken by the Advisory Council of the government for the development of the port city.