Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
said her party was ready for a dialogue anytime to resolve the prevailing political deadlock.
"We have to talk to the government. For talks we have to sit with someone, we cannot talk to the air. If they remain in office forcefully, we have to talk to them. There is no solution other than talks," she told BBC Bangla service in an exclusive interview.
However,
there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly...
in a presser in London earlier yesterday, Khaleda's eldest son and BNP's Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman
...the elder son of former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam, and Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He is the Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). His nickname is
Pino. There are allegations that Pino took a rakeoff from every foreign investment into the country while Mom was in office...
dismissed any possibility of talks terming the government "illegal."
Khaleda also told the BBC Bangla that the government's tenure would not be over until January 24 and it would Awami League again who form government again if they would. Therefore, the opposition could hold talks with the Awami League.
When asked what would the preconditions for launching talks, the former premier said: "First, the atmosphere has to be created. Leaders and activists should be freed. Cases should be withdrawn, those who are in hiding should not be harassed; our office should be opened. I cannot go out of my house. I have to go out my house."
When asked whether she watched the prime minister's presser, Khaleda said: "I did not see and did not listen."
When asked whether BNP would leave Jamaat, a key component of the BNP-led 18-party alliance, Khaleda said: "She (PM) cannot dictate. She was with Jamaat. She assumed the office along with Jamaat. We will not run the party as per her dictation. We are an independent party. So we will run in our way.
"Why should I give any word? We are an independent party and we will take our decision own and we will not follow any dictation."