Dear Readers,
1. Please join me to congratulate the unity among AL and BNP leaders of Sadullahpur upazilla for the long-waiting peace in Bangladesh.
2. We want to see this type of unity wide-spread throughout Bangladesh as this precious land belongs to all Bangladeshi alike.
3. The peace, prosperity, and sovereignty of our beloved Bangladesh is important - political party is not.
4. No sensible Bangladeshi wants to see his/her Bangladesh destroyed by miscreants.
5. Please unite at all levels to defeat the power-hungry evils.
With best regards,
Muktijoddha Dr. Emarat Hossain Pannah (USA)
A rare unity of AL, BNP
Our Correspondent, Gaibandha
While the national level leaders of Awami League and BNP have failed to reach a consensus, Sadullapur upazila units of the two major parties have set a rare example. In the wake of escalating violence, the archrivals have come together to prevent anarchy and work for peace at their upazila in Gaibandha. In this photo, they pose just after a joint meeting at the Sadullapur Press Club. Photo: Star
In a rarely seen unity amid the political culture of confrontation, leaders of archrivals Awami League and BNP of Sadullapur upazila units sat early yesterday and decided to work together for peace.
At a joint meeting held at the Sadullapur Press Club, they agreed on preventing anarchy and restoring law and order in the upazila, a place recently torn apart by violence.
Jamaat leaders were not invited to the meeting that lasted until 3:00am from midnight.
At a joint meeting held at the Sadullapur Press Club, they agreed on preventing anarchy and restoring law and order in the upazila, a place recently torn apart by violence.
Jamaat leaders were not invited to the meeting that lasted until 3:00am from midnight.
They said there had been a long-standing friendship among all political parties of the upazila but it was ruined recently. They vowed to renew this friendship by respecting each other's programmes.
They expressed firm commitment to not allow anarchy, arson attacks or rampage in the name of political programmes.
"There was no conflict among the political parties, especially between the Awami League and BNP but some vested groups are trying to create conflict. We must be aware and show due respect to the programmes of each others," upazila BNP General Secretary Abdus Salam told the meeting.
He assured that the BNP would observe its programmes peacefully.
Upazila Awami League President Mozharul Islam said, "I request my BNP friends not to organise any programmes with Jamaat to avoid violence and maintain peace." He claimed that he always stopped to show respect to a BNP procession passing by.
He urged all to ensure peaceful co-existence of political parties in the upazila.
On December 13, upazila Awami League Secretary Shahriar Khan sustained severe injuries when Jamaat-Shibir activists attacked him and vandalised his motorcycle. A few days later, agitated Awami League men set fire to the home of BNP leader Mainul Hasan Sadik.
The meeting was presided over by Upazila Press Club President Mahmudul Huq Milon and addressed by, among others, Awami League Organising Secretary Ruhul Alam, its youth front Jubo League President Shah Fazlul Huq Rana, BNP youth wing Jubo Dal President Abdul Hamid Sarker and leaders of a few associate organisations of Awami League and BNP.
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