Leaders of all the political parties assured Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that their respective parties would stand by the government on the issue of national unity, said Amar Bangladesh Party Joint Secretary General Asaduzzaman Fuaad to reporters in front of the Foreign Service Academy.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus's meeting with political
parties was called to seek their opinions on three issues — ongoing propaganda
against Bangladesh in India and other parts of the world, the attack on the
Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, and the allegations of
minority attacks in the recent days.
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Industry Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, while delivering his
welcome speech, told this to the political party leaders, said Asaduzzaman
Fuaad after exiting the meeting an hour after it started.
"A former military officer, who is also the head of a
political party, advised the government to balance the relationship between
Bangladesh and India without entertaining any provocations," Fuaad said.
Several political parties proposed forming a minority
commission to investigate the attacks on minorities and uncover the true
picture, he added.
Some parties also suggested establishing a public relations
cell under the state's supervision to address the propaganda.
Fuaad further said that several political parties
recommended removing officials from foreign embassies who were appointed during
the previous regime and replacing them with individuals imbued with the spirit
of the July Movement, so they could effectively counter any propaganda.
Although it was not on the agenda, several political parties
urged the Prof Yunus to take steps to hold elections as early as possible after
implementing the necessary reforms, Fuaad said.
Amid demonstrations in the capital and different
districts over the attack on Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in
Agartala, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus last night began a series of
dialogues to achieve national unity.
He met the leaders of students against discrimination and
other student organisations yesterday evening, held a dialogues with the major
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