Dialogue: Speaker for initiative by both govt, opposition

News - Dialogue: Speaker for initiative by both govt, opposition
 Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Tuesday said that both the government and the opposition should take the main initiative for dialogue in order to break the current political standoff.

“Political parties should reach a consensus on how to make the dialogue. I’ve a role and I’ll discharge my duty if they want to hold any important discussion on the matter in Parliament,” she told journalists at the local Circuit House.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin met the press during a halt here on her way to attend a mass reception in her own constituency at Chatkhil in Laxmipur district.

The Speaker expressed the hope that the opposition will attend the ensuing budget session.

Source: UNB Connect