DHAKA: Acting secretary general of the opposition BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir categorically said the oath of all-party interim government for the polls-time is a farce.

He also clarified that BNP won’t join in the all-party government.

BNP leader came up with the assertions to journalists after holding a meeting with the party Chairperson Begum Khaldea Zia at her Gulshan office at around 11:15pm Sunday.

Khaleda Zia held a meeting with senior BNP leaders after her meeting with the visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal.

Mirza Fakhrul also said: “The government’s decision to from an all-party interim government, ignoring the opinions of most of the people, is an indiscreet decision.”

“The country would enter into deeper crisis and conflict would be rampant for the government’s engineering to stay in power for a long time, ignoring the opinion from countrymen and international community,” he added.

BNP leader also said: “We, along with the people of the country, are anxious for this decision by the government.”

Standing committee member of the party Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas among others were present in the meeting.

BDST: 0904 HRS, NOV 18, 2013
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