Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
would consider cutting ties with the Jamaat-e-Islami
...
The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
, an important member of the 18-arty alliance, when it is necessary.
She came up with the statement at an interview with the New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
(NYT), an American daily newspaper on Monday, a day after the controversial national election on Sunday.
Replying to the question whether her party would cut ties with Jamaat, she said Jamaat is not a permanent ally.
However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
it is next to impossible to sever relations with Jamaat at these current circumstances, she said.
Terming the January 5 election a farcical one, she said less than 10 percent voters cast their franchise in the polls.
Over holding dialogue she said BNP is ready to sit for dialogue. But the government has to take the initiative for this, the BNP chairperson said.
The government itself has to create the atmosphere as our big shots remained in jail and the others who are out are on the run.
It is mentionable that in the wake of on-going violence and political crisis, Jamaat is being widely blamed behind the attacks putting a question to the main opposition BNP to cut ties with the Islamist party.