Dialogues on election reform
The dialogues between government and opposition about the proposed election reform in Bangladesh are again hanging in uncertainties. Although, the burden of holding a fair and fruitful negotiation lies more with the government than with the opposition parties, but opposition parties also have responsibility to make it happen.
The pre-condition set by the opposition for the dialogue with the government is not helpful to anybody. The opposition can achieve much from the dialogue than by not attending it.
The ultimate victims of this political stand-off will be the people of Bangladesh and nothing is responsible for this other than the ego of the politicians of our country.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. I hope that the leaders of the fourteen parties opposition will shed their own ego and accept government's offer for dialogue for the election reform in the greater interest of the country.