Dhaka, Dec 20 — Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has met the leaders of the 14-party grand alliance ahead of the government's third anniversary.
The meeting took place at her official residence Ganabhaban on Tuesday evening.
The leaders said the meeting reached an understanding on programmes to prevent bomb attacks and terrorism and strengthening the alliance's unity.
Of the grand alliance leaders, Jatiya Somajtantrik Dal (JSD) president Hasanul Haque Inu, Bangladesh Workers' Party president Rashed Khan Menon, Samyabadi Dal general secretary Dilip Barua and Workers' Party leader Bimal Biswas were present at the meeting.
Of the ruling Awami League leaders, presidium members Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Matia Chowdhury, advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu and Tofail Ahmed attended the meeting, among others.
This is the first meeting of the 14 parties with Awami League since Feb 6.
The alliance leaders had long been asking for the meeting, and Inu even made a request at a programme earlier in the day.
After the meeting, Inu told reporters that the BNP-Jamaat coalition is trying to destabilise the country through bomb blasts and terrorism across the country, including the capital. "We need to be united to prevent that."
The alliance would also announced programmes to fasten the process of trial of the war criminals, said Inu and Tofail.
Tuesday's meeting follows the ruling party president Sheikh Hasina's meeting on Monday with the Communist Party of Bangladesh.
bdnews24.com
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