However, the chief advisor’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam said in the video message yesterday that there is no fixed agenda for the meeting. “When they (Professor Yunus and Tarique Rahman) sit down, any issue relevant to this moment in Bangladesh may come up in the discussion.” Topics may include the current political situation, the upcoming national election, or the July Charter. The meeting is considered very important for Bangladesh and the political future of the country.
From the BNP’s side, the party’s secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has also described this meeting as the biggest “political event” of the current time. He believes the meeting could open up a new horizon. Meanwhile, the party’s senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, told journalists that he believes this will be a historic meeting, and it will bring a breath of fresh air to the country’s politics.
Chief advisor of the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, arrived in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, last Tuesday on a four-day visit. Even before his arrival, both BNP and government sources confirmed the possibility of a meeting between Muhammad Yunus and BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman. The political arena is viewing this meeting with great interest. If the talks prove fruitful, the gap or disagreements between the interim government and BNP regarding the possible election timeline, key reforms and the July Charter, among other issues, could begin to narrow.