Key Highlights:
- Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus said, “Election is a battlefield, our responsibility is to remain neutral.”
- The administration reshuffle will be supervised by Dr. Yunus to make the election peaceful and neutral.
- The chief advisor held a meeting with BNP leaders at the state guest house Jamuna.
- BNP has demanded the formation of an administration free from controversial officials and party influence.
- Mirza Fakhrul said, “The interim government should be modeled after the caretaker government.”
Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus calls election a battlefield
Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus said,
নির্বাচন একটি যুদ্ধক্ষেত্র। আমাদের দায়িত্ব নিরপেক্ষ থাকা। ভোটে শান্তি-শৃঙ্খলা বজায় রাখতে পারবে সেরকম যোদ্ধাদেরই বেছে নেয়া হবে। এটি (প্রশাসনে রদবদল) আমার হাতে থাকবে। ভোট শান্তিপূর্ণ ও নিরপেক্ষ করতে প্রয়োজনীয় সবকিছু করা হবে।
Translation: Elections are a battlefield. Our responsibility is to remain neutral. Only warriors who can maintain peace and order in the elections will be chosen. This (reshuffle in the administration) will be in my hands. Everything necessary will be done to make the elections peaceful and neutral.
He made this statement during a meeting with BNP leaders at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday (October 21) evening. The matter was confirmed in a press release sent by the Chief Advisor’s press wing.
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The reshuffle in the administration will be supervised by the chief advisor
The chief advisor told the BNP leaders that as the designated advisor to the Ministry of Public Administration, all administrative reshuffles before the elections will be directly supervised by him. For the appointment of the post of Deputy Commissioner, qualified officials will be selected from multiple ‘fit lists’ and appointed to the appropriate positions before the elections.
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Present Leaders
The top leaders of BNP were present at this important meeting—
- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Secretary General
- Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Salahuddin Ahmed, Standing Committee Members
- Wahiduddin Mahmud, Planning Advisor
- Professor Asif Nazrul, Legal Advisor
- Adilur Rahman Khan, Industry Advisor
In the meeting, they discussed in detail the issues of administrative reforms, impartiality of the Election Commission, and appointment of non-political officials to government posts.
Mirza Fakhrul’s comments
In a briefing after the meeting, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said,
আগামী নির্বাচনকে অর্থবহ, নিরপেক্ষ ও গ্রহণযোগ্য করে তুলতে অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারকে তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের আদলে নিতে হবে। অর্থাৎ এই সরকারকে তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের ভূমিকায় যেতে হবে।
Translation: To make the next election meaningful, impartial, and acceptable, the interim government must be modeled after a caretaker government. That is, this government must assume the role of a caretaker government.
He added that,
সচিবালয়ের থেকে ফ্যাসিস্টদের দোসরদের সরিয়ে নিরপেক্ষ লোক নিয়োগ দিতে হবে। নির্বাচনের পরিবেশ আরও সুষ্ঠু করতে বিচার বিভাগ এবং জেলা প্রশাসনের মধ্যে থাকা দলীয় লোকদেরও সরাতে হবে। পাশপাশি পুলিশের নিয়োগ ও পদোন্নতি নিরপেক্ষদের দিতে হবে। এছাড়া, অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারকেও নিরপেক্ষতা বজায় রাখতে হবে। এজন্য সরকারের মধ্যে কোনো দলীয় লোক থেকে থাকলে তাদেরকেও অপসারণ করতে হবে।
Translation: The fascists’ friends should be removed from the secretariat and neutral people should be appointed. To make the election environment fairer, the party people in the judiciary and district administration should also be removed. In addition, the appointment and promotion of the police should be given to neutral people. In addition, the interim government should also maintain neutrality. For this, if there are any party people in the government, they should also be removed.
Source: Jamuna TV
