Advisers place report today to CA on informal talks

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The five advisers who wrapped up their pre-dialogue talks with political parties, business community and civil society on Monday will submit their report to the chief adviser today.

The informal talks were held in the run up to formal dialogue between the caretaker government and political parties.

The advisers are now preparing the report containing their recommendations.

“As you know, the pre-dialogue talks ended yesterday (Monday). We are now holding meetings to prepare a synthesis of the topics that came up during the pre-dialogue talks,” Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said.

Talking to reporters following a meeting with three other advisers yesterday at the Housing and Public Works Ministry, Zillur said they would hold several more meetings to finalise the synthesis.

“We hope to complete preparing the synthesis by tomorrow (Wednesday) and present our recommendations to the chief adviser (the same day),” he said.

Communications Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Ghulam Quader, Law Adviser AF Hassan Ariff and LGRD Anwarul Iqbal are the other advisers who attended the meeting.

The five advisers including Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, who were tasked with holding pre-dialogue talks, kicked off the discussion on April 7 when they sat with four senior Awami League leaders at the Rail Bhaban.

The advisers later sat with both factions of BNP, Jatiya Party, Jamaat-e-Islami and other Islamic parties, left political parties including Communist Party of Bangladesh, Bikalpa Dhara, Gono Forum, Krishak Sramik Janata League, business community, civil society and union parishad representatives till Monday.

The pre-dialogue talks aimed at creating mutual confidence and setting agenda for the proposed formal dialogue, the advisers said on different occasions.

The discussions were held in a congenial atmosphere, and they had received good suggestions, they said.

Briefing reporters after an advisory council meeting on Sunday, chief adviser’s Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim said the government is likely to begin the formal dialogue in the first or second week of May.

Agenda and venue for the talks would be fixed following receipt of the report on pre-dialogue talks, he added.

Replying to a query, Hossain Zillur yesterday said the demand for release of the two former prime ministers will also figure in their report.

Besides, announcement of an election date, withdrawal of emergency, local government polls and empowering army personnel make arrests on polling day are among other key issues that came up at the pre-dialogue discussions.

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