BNP won’t hold any talks with PM: Fakhrul

Staff Reporter :
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said that his party would not sit with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for holding a dialogue.
The BNP Secretary General said that Sheikh Hasina did not kept the promises which were given during the government’s dialogue with
political parties before the 2018 election.
Mirza Fakhrul said that they will not sit any dialogue with Sheikh Hasina-led government.
“We will not hold any dialogue with Sheikh Hasina-led government. Because, she does not keep her promises,” Mirza Fakhrul told journalists at a press conference at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital.
Earlier, on Monday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in a press conference that no dialogue will be held before the next general election. She said, “With whom we will hold the dialogue.”
“We held dialogue before the 2018 election and the BNP gave nominations after taking money and withdrawing their candidates. What was the result of that dialogue?” PM asked.
Mirza Fakhrul urged the Prime Minister to quit her post and handing over power to a caretaker government if she is brave and confident enough that people will vote for her. The BNP leader said they will accept whoever comes to power in a credible election under a non-party caretaker government.
The BNP leader also said they will not sit in talks with those who put BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail before the election in a ‘false’ and ‘fabricated’ case.
Mirza Fakhrul said they joined in a dialogue under the leadership of Dr Kamal Hossain with the prime minister before the 2018 election. “In the dialogue, Prime Minister gave promises that police would no longer arrest, harass anyone and file ghost cases. But after three days, our candidates were subjected to arrest and torture. Leaders and workers had to stay on the streets instead of their houses,” he said.
The BNP Secretary General said, “How do you expect that the Prime Minister will remain in the power and the political parties would participate in the election? Today, not only BNP but also all political parties are saying that they will not join the election under this government.”