Twelve Islamic parties have extended their support to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina so she could return to power.
“The Islamic parties have categorically said they will extend all-out cooperation so that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina could come back to power,” Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader told reporters emerging from a dialogue between the 14-party alliance and the 12 Islamic parties at Ganabhaban here on Tuesday afternoon.
Quader said the leaders of the 12 prominent Islamic
parties extended this support in the dialogue in a loud voice and the talks continued for nearly two hours.
“Every party has expressed its own opinion and raised some demands. But they clearly expressed their common views on upholding the spirit of the Liberation War and ideology of independence,” he said.
The AL general secretary said there was no disagreement on any issue during the dialogue between them. He, however, said Khelafat Andolan demanded renaming a road in Dhaka after their late leader “Maulana Hafezzi Hujur”.
Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, said all leaders of the Islamic parties have extended their support to holding of the elections as per the constitution.
The AL secretary said they will be a partner of the elections alongside extending their support.
Quader said leaders of the Islamic parties highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the way she ran the country for the last 10 years.
