C T Online Desk: On Saturday, BNP, Jamaat, and NCP leaders met the chief adviser separately.
A group of political leaders, including Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Col (retd) Oli Ahmed and Nagorik Oikya leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna, on Sunday met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and discussed pressing national issues including the upcoming national election and political reforms.
The meeting was held at the state guesthouse Jamuna, the official residence of the chief adviser, where political leaders Mujahidul Islam Selim, Ganosamhati Andolan Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki and AB Party chief Mujibur Rahman Manju, among others, joined.
Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan and Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam were also present.
In the second phase, Maulana Sadiqur Rahman, Maulana Rezaul Karim, Maulana Mamunul Haque, Maulana Ahmed Abdul Quader, Maulana Azizul Haque Islamabadi, Maulana Manjurul Islam Affendi, Nurul Haque Noor, Maulana Musa Bin Izhar, and Mufti Maulana Shakhawat Hossain Razi are scheduled to hold talks with the chief adviser.
On Saturday, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders met Yunus separately.
The chief adviser on Saturday reiterated his position on the next election, stressing that the government would not go beyond June next year.
“Prof Yunus is a man of his word. He gave a cut-off time. He won’t go beyond that,” Shafiqul Alam told reporters, referring to the next national election that is likely to be held between December 2025 and June 2026.
He also said the chief adviser conveyed the same to BNP when its leaders met him at his residence.
The press secretary said the political leaders expressed their confidence in his (CA) leadership and all three meetings were held in a friendly environment on Saturday.
