Archive for October 26th, 2006
Thursday, October 26th, 2006Vowing to resist any elections with former chief justice KM Hasan as caretaker government chief, the AL today said it will lay siege to the capital and hold resistance programme in districts and upazilas on October 28, the day the caretaker government is supposed to take over.“We will accept anybody except Hasan chosen according to constitutional provisions as caretaker government head,” Abdul Jalil, general secretary of the AL , said at a press briefing at the AL president's Dhanmondi office today.He was giving his reaction to BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan's statement that Hasan will head the ...
(read more) Thursday, October 26th, 2006The reform talks between the AL and BNP seem to have fallen apart after BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan today said former chief justice KM Hasan will be the head of the caretaker government and the BNP will not make any concession on the issue.“The dialogue can continue on issues other than KM Hasan,” Bhuiyan told a press conference this afternoon. “But there cannot be any question on the issue of Hasan because it is a constitutional issue. He (Hasan) will take over according to the constitution.”“We cannot let anyone create any scope for constitutional crisis,” Mannan ...
(read more) Thursday, October 26th, 2006Dhaka, (UNB)-Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Tuesday night alleged the government backed out from its alternative proposal given during the dialogue and asked the people to be prepared with whatever they have for a greater agitation for free and fair election.After a long meeting with 14-party leaders at her Dhanmondi residence, Hasina said BNP secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan had proposed CEC Justice Aziz' name as Chief Advisor, in place of Justice KM Hasan, but finally “BNP has backtracked” from its proposal.“We cannot accept Justice Aziz (as Chief Advisor) because he is already a controversial man and holding two ...
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