Seek consensus of all parties

Bangladesh Bar Council Vice Chairman Khandker Mahbub Hossain yesterday urged the government to create a ground for consensus of all political parties on holding the next parliamentary elections in a democratic manner.
“The country's economy is now being damaged, law and order situation is seriously deteriorating, and democratic environment is in a path to be ruined," he told a press conference at the council's conference room where its pro-BNP leaders were present.
They urged the government to leave the monotonous attitude of hogging the state power to save the people from the ongoing violence.
Mahbub, also an adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, said the country's people had no faith in the judiciary now, since the lower court judges were discharging judicial functions to serve the ruling party in some cases.
The government was torturing thousands of people, particularly the opposition party men, physically and mentally by taking them on remand in false cases using the law enforcers, said Mahbub.
He urged the judges and law enforcers to discharge their duties without any political consideration.