Former PM Khaleda Ready collaborated with Hasina

DHAKA: Bangladesh's former PM Khaleda Zia, Friday (2 / 1), said he is ready to work with rival Sheikh Hasina that the weight will lead the new government after Bangladesh won the election.

Hasina, who leads the Awami League and allies achieve victory in the election, is expected to be appointed as prime minister Monday, said partainya, end two years while the government military support.

Khaleda rejected the results but then Nasionalis Party of Bangladesh (BNP), which led to give them the opportunity to Hasina to govern.

On Friday, in a further sign of reconciliation between the two leaders, BNP government is ready to cooperate with the new government. "Khaleda Zia ready to cooperate with the prime minister and future governments," said BNP Secretary General Khanakaer Delwar Hossain.

"We will invite Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to discuss cooperation ", he added.

Hasina earlier said he was ready to offer positions to senior parliament and Khaleda party, and even some ministerial positions, if they want to cooperate with the new government. Bangladesh, a country's Indian Ocean coast has 140 million inhabitants, has a history of post-election violence in action, usually triggered by the parties that lose.

Parties that lose often do strikes and protests in the streets that can cause unrest and provide an opportunity for the military to political intervention. But observers said the election Monday is determine

it was difficult for the BNP to campaign people.

Hasina Alliance winning more than two thirds of seats in parliament, which has 300 seats, while Khaleda groups reach only 31 seats, the worst in acquiring voice in the election.

Awami League said its members of parliament will start Sunday was followed by the beginning of Hasina true position on the next day. "Sheikh Hasina will be appointed as the new prime minister the possibility Monday, after the aliansinya members to be appointed as members of parliament," said Syed Asharatul Islam, a leader of Awami League.

Hasina and Khaleda alternate in power for 15 years until 2006, in the political-ridden political leaders of Bangladesh. While the government supported the military, led by former Chairman of the Central Bank, Fakhruddin Ahmed took over the government in January 2007 after speaking-month political unrest. The government is to cancel the election is held according to plan month, imposed the emergency and eliminate corruption.

The government meanwhile said they will submit a plan of mid next week after successfully organizing the election. "We want to develop a complete power mid next week, but members of parliament elected from the alliance Begum Khaleda Zia will likely not taken their oath soon," said one official.

Hasina mentioned poverty and hardline groups as the main challenges faced by Bangladesh. Around 45 percent of the population living below the poverty line. (Ant/Reuters/OL-03)