{"id":74411,"date":"2021-12-23T15:04:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=74411"},"modified":"2021-12-23T15:04:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:04:22","slug":"bnp-wants-to-make-presidents-initiative-over-ec-formation-questionable-quader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=74411","title":{"rendered":"BNP wants to make President’s initiative over EC formation questionable: Quader"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka:<\/strong> Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP is involved in an ill effort to make the good initiative of the President over the formation of Election Commission (EC) questionable.<\/p>\n

“By getting involved in an ill effort to make the good initiative of the President in order to form the EC questionable, BNP leaders are continuously delivering poisonous statements against the government,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said the President has\u00a0already initiated the constitutional and democratic process of forming a\u00a0neutral and strong EC through holding dialogues with political parties.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Responding to a remark of BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir\u00a0over general elections, he said the EC is a constitutional and independent\u00a0entity and it is the EC's responsibility to hold elections and make those\u00a0free and fair.<\/p>\n

During the elections, all the relevant administrative arrangements, including\u00a0the law enforcement agencies, are under the EC and they carry out their\u00a0duties as per the instruction of the commission, the AL general secretary\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

Elections are held under the EC, not under the government, he said, adding\u00a0that the government only cooperates with the commission in this end.<\/p>\n

Quader said the government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will extend\u00a0its sincere support to the President's initiative to constitute a search\u00a0committee aiming to form a neutral and strong EC.<\/p>\n

“The BNP leaders are talking about neutrality, but what is the standard of\u00a0neutrality in their views?” he questioned.\u00a0 He said once the BNP chairperson\u00a0stated that there was no one neutral except children and mad persons.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“The country's people know that their (BNP's) neutrality will not be ensured\u00a0unless their path to power is secure,” he added.<\/p>\n

The AL general secretary said the ill-mentality of BNP leaders to seize power\u00a0behind the backdoors is the main impediment to holding fair elections.<\/p>\n

Being imbued with the spirit of Liberation War, the Awami League is committed\u00a0to establishing a democratic state and it is always respectful to the\u00a0people's mandate reflected by the democratic process, he said, adding “People\u00a0are the main source of AL's strength”.<\/p>\n

Urging all the registered political parties to join the dialogues, being held\u00a0by the President, to play a responsible role in strengthening the ongoing\u00a0democratic system of the country, Quader said the present government is\u00a0working to make the country's electoral system more democratic and modern.<\/p>\n

On the occasion of Mujib Year, he hoped that the country's democratic system\u00a0will be more dynamic through the ongoing dialogues initiated by the\u00a0President.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP is involved in an ill effort to make the good initiative of the President over the formation of Election Commission (EC) questionable. “By getting involved in an ill effort to make the good initiative of the President in order to form the EC questionable, BNP leaders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":74412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n