The Dhaka Times Desk Discussions, phone calls failed when the opposition party chose the path of agitation, while the government party is going towards the all-party government according to the formula of the Prime Minister's speech.
According to news media, who will be in the cabinet of the all-party interwarti government during the election has been finalized. Related sources said that an unelected person will also serve as a minister in this government. quoting an online newspaper Bangladesh News24 reported.
As the main opposition party BNP is not coming to this all-party government, the list has been finalized assuming that, sources said.
Quoting the source, the news also said that if the BNP forms an all-party government, it will have 20 ministers. And if BNP does not come, the members of this cabinet will be 10/12 people or a number close to it. However, there are plans to keep the number of members odd in the cabinet of this all-party government. In that case, there is a strong possibility that this number will be 13 or 15, it is mentioned in the news.
The names being heard as potential members of the all-party cabinet are Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhit, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Law Minister Barrister Shafiq Ahmed, Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, Awami League Advisory Council Member Tofail Ahmed, Amir Hossain Amu, General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, Bangladesh Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu etc. According to reports, responsible sources have confirmed this.
However, the Jatiya Party of former President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the main partner of Awami League in the grand coalition, has already informed that they are not on such an issue. And if the Jatiya Party participates in the all-party government, then the party's general secretary Ruhul Amin Howladar and the current commerce minister GM Quader may be nominated to become the ministers of the government during the election, it is hinted in the news.
It is to be noted that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the formation of an interwarti all-party government as the caretaker during the election in her address to the nation. He also proposed names to the opposition party for representation in the cabinet of that government. Although the opposition rejected this proposal, the government is moving ahead with the goal of forming an all-party government during the election. Courtesy: Bangladesh News24