LDP, JSD discuss common stance

Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) yesterday had a meeting with Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD). The meeting was the first of a sequence of meetings with different political parties aiming to form a political convention ahead of the next general elections and to have a unified stance during dialogues with the Election Commission (EC).
"We talked about different issues including political reforms and dialogue with the Election Commission and we also discussed about a common stance in this regard," JSD President Hasanul Haq Inu told reporters after meeting the LDP leaders.
"We sat to discuss whether we could have a unified strategy to stop the use of black money and religion in the elections," Inu said.
"We also discussed taking a common stance, demanding disqualification of war criminals and anti-liberation war forces in the election," the JSD president added.
"Prof Chowdhury urged different political parties to be united in bringing a new trend in politics and today's meeting is part of this effort," LDP Secretary General Maj (retd) MA Mannan told reporters yesterday.
About the LDP's ongoing dialogue with different political parties, Mannan said, "We will talk with all political parties but we are not thinking about Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP."
LDP will organise a meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Dhaka on October 8. Leaders of different political leaders are expected to attend the meeting, LDP party sources said.
LDP Secretary General MA Mannan yesterday told reporters that the meeting is going to be organised as part of Badruddoza's call to political parties to form national unity.