A 14-party alliance was formed under the leadership of Awami League in 2005 to establish non-sectarian and democratic politics. However, many of the leaders complained that the coalition partners are being neglected and underestimated due to being in power for a long time. The alliance leader and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the meeting to ' remove the egotism’.
The meeting will be held at Ganabhaban next Thursday (May 23) at 7 pm. This was confirmed by the 14-party coordinator-spokesperson and Awami League Advisory Council member Amir Hossain Amu.
No meeting of the 14-party alliance and the defeat of the partners in the 12th Jatiyo Sangsad elections led to extreme anger and frustration among the leaders of the parties. However, the partners tried to meet with the leader of the alliance Sheikh Hasina again and again to overcome their anger and frustration. After finally meeting him, all eyes are now on the Prime Minister.
Regarding the meeting, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haque Inu told Barta24.com that the Prime Minister has invited us on May 23. We will go there; we will listen to what the alliance leader says, what she proposes. Later we will decide as a team.
Although the alliance leaders did not want to say anything publicly about the meeting, a reliable source said that since this is the first meeting after the national elections, the 12th JS elections may be discussed there. There may also be discussions about devaluing alliances at various times. The discussion may also be about activating the coalition in the field of politics.
It is known that in the election of the last January 7, extreme anger and frustration arose in the results of the vote of the partners where the ruling party Awami League gave only 6 seats to three parties. The Alliance leaders were defeated by independent candidates in all 4 of them. Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon and JSD Standing Committee member AKM Rezaul Karim won the remaining two seats by a narrow margin.
After being defeated in the 12th JS elections, the hope was about getting reserved seats and a place in the cabinet. That hope was not fulfilled by the alliance leaders. No one got a place in the cabinet despite getting one seat in the reserved seat.
Earlier, the partners expected to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for seat settlement before the 12th JS elections. But they could not meet. After being defeated in the 12th JS, the leaders of the partner parties were expecting to meet again. They are waiting for the guidance of the alliance leader after finally meeting.
According to reliable sources, the president and general secretary of each party have been invited to this meeting with the Prime Minister and the 12-party alliance leader Sheikh Hasina. Also, 14-party coordinator Amir Hossain Amu, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, some members of the party's advisory board and presidium have also been invited.
When asked what will be discussed with the coalition leaders in the meeting, Chairman of Bangladesh Tariqat Federation Syed Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari told Barta24.com that we will discuss with the Prime Minister about how the 14-party will move forward, the current political context of Bangladesh and the global context. Also we will talk based on what our alliance leader suggests and says in the meeting.