Ehsanul Haque Jasim :
The BNP is trying to reach a compromise with its alliance partners so that they can field single candidate for one seat in the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls. Sources said that the party intends to join the UP polls under the banner of the 20-party alliance to get a prestigious number of seats in the polls.
The sources also said that the BNP has taken the UP polls seriously to boost the morale of grassroots leaders and activists. The party wants to take part in all local government polls to stay in politics at the grassroots level.
However, BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami have not been able to reach consensus as yet. The two parties are maintaining silent distance from each other.
According to insiders, Jamaat is moving towards fielding own candidates in many Unions in the country. Many Jamaat leaders, who are probable candidates for the chairman post, are working in their respective areas. Some of them said that they had got green signal from the party to take part in first ever party-based UP polls as independent candidates.
BNP leaders said that the party would field party candidates in the chairman post across the country. They will share seats with partners in some Unions.
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sat with counterparts of 20-party alliance partners on Friday evening at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the city to discuss the issue of the UP polls.
After the meeting, Mirza Fakhrul said that they had decided to join the polls under the banner of 20-party alliance. He, however, said that they were joining the polls as part of the movement.
Meanwhile, Jamaat and LDP skipped the secretary general-level meeting. It was known that Jamaat skipped the meeting for its strategy to avoid the UP polls issue.
Secretary General of Bangladesh Kalyan Party MM Aminur Rahman, who attended the meeting, said that they did not know the reason behind absence of Jamaat. He, however, said that they agreed to give a single candidate from the alliance in each union to ensure the victory of their candidates.
Sources said that the BNP is avoiding Jamaat, while the Jamaat is also not interested to negotiate with the BNP. A Jamaat leader said that they wouldn’t reach a consensus with the BNP, as they believe that BNP don’t appreciate them properly. “BNP will want to share a few seats only with the Jamaat. So, why Jamaat will hold talks with the BNP on the issue?” he said.
Jamaat believes that the party will be able to field strong candidates in some UPs where the party has a good chance to win without support of the BNP.
A BNP leader said that local leaders of both parties would communicate with each other on the issue.
The BNP is trying to reach a compromise with its alliance partners so that they can field single candidate for one seat in the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls. Sources said that the party intends to join the UP polls under the banner of the 20-party alliance to get a prestigious number of seats in the polls.
The sources also said that the BNP has taken the UP polls seriously to boost the morale of grassroots leaders and activists. The party wants to take part in all local government polls to stay in politics at the grassroots level.
However, BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami have not been able to reach consensus as yet. The two parties are maintaining silent distance from each other.
According to insiders, Jamaat is moving towards fielding own candidates in many Unions in the country. Many Jamaat leaders, who are probable candidates for the chairman post, are working in their respective areas. Some of them said that they had got green signal from the party to take part in first ever party-based UP polls as independent candidates.
BNP leaders said that the party would field party candidates in the chairman post across the country. They will share seats with partners in some Unions.
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir sat with counterparts of 20-party alliance partners on Friday evening at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the city to discuss the issue of the UP polls.
After the meeting, Mirza Fakhrul said that they had decided to join the polls under the banner of 20-party alliance. He, however, said that they were joining the polls as part of the movement.
Meanwhile, Jamaat and LDP skipped the secretary general-level meeting. It was known that Jamaat skipped the meeting for its strategy to avoid the UP polls issue.
Secretary General of Bangladesh Kalyan Party MM Aminur Rahman, who attended the meeting, said that they did not know the reason behind absence of Jamaat. He, however, said that they agreed to give a single candidate from the alliance in each union to ensure the victory of their candidates.
Sources said that the BNP is avoiding Jamaat, while the Jamaat is also not interested to negotiate with the BNP. A Jamaat leader said that they wouldn’t reach a consensus with the BNP, as they believe that BNP don’t appreciate them properly. “BNP will want to share a few seats only with the Jamaat. So, why Jamaat will hold talks with the BNP on the issue?” he said.
Jamaat believes that the party will be able to field strong candidates in some UPs where the party has a good chance to win without support of the BNP.
A BNP leader said that local leaders of both parties would communicate with each other on the issue.
