BNP forms liaison committee to coordinate anti-govt movements

BNP has formed a seven-member liaison committee to coordinate with parties, which are waging movements against the government in solidarity with the BNP

BNP announced the committee in a press release Monday (26 December).

The committee comprises BNP Standing Committee members Nazrul Islam Khan, Selima Rahman, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Vice Chairmen Barkat Ullah Bulu, Md Shahjahan, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Joint Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal.

"We will make the committee like the liaison committees of massive movements in the past, including the anti-Ershad movement. All members of the committee will maintain liaison with a party or a coalition," said Alal.

BNP Acting Office Secretary Emran Saleh Prince said the committee will basically maintain communication with all the parties that are in the movement with common demands.

BNP is staging nationwide movements to realise their 10-point demand including the national election under a neutral caretaker government and the resignation of the ruling Awami League government.

Like-minded political parties are also holding political programmes with similar demands.

In 1996, the Awami League, Jamaat-e-Islami and Jatiya Party formed a Liaison Committee to demand for the caretaker government system. As a result of that movement, the BNP government was forced to dissolve the parliament and hold new elections under the caretaker government system.

Along with the BNP, 7-party 'Ganotantra Mancho' has also announced a liaison committee to coordinate with the BNP movement.

Members of the Lianju Committee are former Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur, Mahmdur Rahman Manna, ASM Abdur Rab, Junaid Saki, Hasnat Qayyum and Rafiqul Islam Bablu.

Publicity Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Matiur Rahman Akand said, "We are also protesting in alliance with various parties including BNP. Hamidur Rahman Azad is in charge of maintaining liaison on behalf of our party.

Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Colonel (Retd) Oli Ahmad told TBS, "We are also agitating with the BNP. We have marched in various districts on the last 24th and will march in Dhaka on 30 December."

Bangladesh Labor Party Chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran, a partner of the 12-party alliance, said, "We are also beginning our movement with 5000 leaders and workers on the 30th. We have a preparatory meeting on the 27 December."