Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin addresses the nation after holding consultations with chiefs of armed forces and politicians
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to be released immediately
Dhaka
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday said the current parliament will be dissolved as soon as possible according to the Constitution.
He said this in his address to the nation from Bangabhaban.
Earlier on Monday night, a meeting of the chiefs of three services, political leaders, representatives of civil society and quota movement leaders was held at Bangabhaban with the army chief to discuss the formation of the interim government. President Shahabuddin chaired the meeting.
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The meeting also unanimously decided to release BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia immediately.
Besides, it was decided to release all the prisoners detained in the recent movement in various cases. Consensus was also established in the meeting that communal harmony should not be destroyed in any way.
The delegation included BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas; Jatiya Party’s GM Quader, Mojibul Haque Chunnu and Anisul Islam; Mahmudur Rahman Manna of Nagarik Oikya; Hefazat-e-Islam’s Mamunul Haque, Mufti Monir Kasemi and Mahabubur Rahman; Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dr Shafiqur Rahman and Sheikh Md Masood; Shamim Haider of Zaker Party; Zonayed Saki of Mass Solidarity Movement; Dhaka University teacher Asif Nazrul; Arif Talukder, Omar Faruq and Mobashwera Karim Mimi, coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
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Courtesy: Daily Sun, Dhaka (Posted on August 6, 2024)
