UN assistant secretary-general Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has said a 'peaceful solution' is possible after a second meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner in as many days.
"There is a possibility of peaceful solution to the current
deadlock," he said on Monday after a meeting with Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad.
"...if we have the political will, if we have good leadership, if we have an attitude to compromise and most importantly if we are able to engage in a peaceful dialogue."
This was Fernandez-Taranco's first response to media enquiries after three days of hectic parleys with leaders of political parties, civil society leaders and officials like the CEC.
The country's two major alliances have been at loggerheads over the nature of the poll-time dispensation.
The ruling party installed an 'all-party' cabinet for elections oversight but the opposition stayed away demanding a 'non-party' caretaker one.
The political conflicts erupted into violence during the relentless opposition sponsored strikes and blockades in which scores of innocent civilians were killed.
Amid the impasse, the UN Chief Ban Ki-moon who had been trying to broker the deal for long sent Fernandez-Taranco to mediate.
Days before his arrival on Dec 6 evening, the UN Human Rights Commission Chief Navi Pillay in a strong worded statement told Bangladeshi politicians to stop 'destructive brinkmanship' and reminded them of 'prosecution' of political leaders for perpetuating violence.
Pillay pointed out that Bangladesh is a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.“In
other situations, we have seen cases of political or election related
violence where the perpetrators of such acts - including political
leadership - have faced prosecution,” she said and insisted that the
leaders should start talks to resolve the crisis.
Several countries also called for a dialogue to end the impasse.
Apart from meeting political leaders, Fernandez-Taranco also met the US, Russian and Indian envoys.
"...if we have the political will, if we have good leadership, if we have an attitude to compromise and most importantly if we are able to engage in a peaceful dialogue."
This was Fernandez-Taranco's first response to media enquiries after three days of hectic parleys with leaders of political parties, civil society leaders and officials like the CEC.
The country's two major alliances have been at loggerheads over the nature of the poll-time dispensation.
The ruling party installed an 'all-party' cabinet for elections oversight but the opposition stayed away demanding a 'non-party' caretaker one.
The political conflicts erupted into violence during the relentless opposition sponsored strikes and blockades in which scores of innocent civilians were killed.
Amid the impasse, the UN Chief Ban Ki-moon who had been trying to broker the deal for long sent Fernandez-Taranco to mediate.
Days before his arrival on Dec 6 evening, the UN Human Rights Commission Chief Navi Pillay in a strong worded statement told Bangladeshi politicians to stop 'destructive brinkmanship' and reminded them of 'prosecution' of political leaders for perpetuating violence.
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Several countries also called for a dialogue to end the impasse.
Apart from meeting political leaders, Fernandez-Taranco also met the US, Russian and Indian envoys.
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