The Dhaka Times Desk Opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia will meet President Md Abdul Hamid today. It is assumed that he will seek Sheikh Hasina's alternative in the meeting.
Opposition Leader and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will meet President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban today at 6:30 pm. BNP standing committee member Lt. General (Retd.) Mahbubur Rahman said that the BNP Chairperson will go to Bangabhaban to inform the President about conducting elections under a neutral and non-partisan government. After the swearing in of the new members of the Council of Ministers during the election yesterday, the BNP asked the President for time and gave it at 6:30 pm today. This news is being aired on TV channels since last night.
Khaleda Zia will also inform the President about BNP's concerns regarding non-partisan elections and the current political situation. In this situation, the intervention of the President will be sought. Opposition leader's private secretary ASM Saleh Ahmed told the media that a maximum of 20 members will go to Bangabhaban. BNP, the country's largest party, is expecting the President's initiative amid the political crisis in the opposite position of the two parties.
It is reported that a delegation of 20 members of the 18-party alliance led by Khaleda Zia will also go to discuss with the President at Bangabhaban. It is known that 10 top leaders of 17 parties and 10 senior leaders of BNP are expected to be in this delegation. 2 representatives of Jamaat, Colonel (Retd) Ali Ahmed of LDP, Secretary General Shamim Al Mamun, Andaliv Rahman Parth of Jatiya Party, Shafiul Alam Pradhan of Jagpa, Abdul Latif Nezami of Islami Oikyazot, Syed Muhammad Ibrahim of Kalyan Party, Mostafizur Rahman Iran of Labor Party are in that delegation. , NPP's Ghulam Mortaza will remain, party sources said. Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will be on behalf of BNP, standing committee member Dr. And Gani, Dr. Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain, AS M Hannan Shah, Mahabubur Rahman, Barrister Zamir Uddin Sarkar, Mirza Abbas, Dr. Abdul Moin Khan, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Nazrul Islam Khan.
Citing the sources of the meeting, the media reported that a written statement regarding the government during the election will be presented in the meeting with the President. Creating a level playing field for fair and free elections, finding an alternative to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the head of the government during the election period, arresting the members of the standing committee along with leaders and activists will highlight the overall political situation of the country and call on the President to take initiatives to resolve the crisis. If necessary, the proposal will be put forward that the president is the head of the government during the election period and there is no objection, said the source.
It should be noted that Md. Abdul Hamid took over as president in the middle of this year. However, Khaleda Zia is going to meet President Md Abdul Hamid for the first time.
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