Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) on Saturday said the ‘election-time government’ has no authority to sign Ticfa with the United States.As per her speech in the last session of parliament, the Prime Minister should concentrate on routine works and retreat from the initiative to sign Ticfa (Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement) with the USA, said a joint statement by CPB and SPB.
Signed by CPB president Mujahidul Islam Selim and SPB general secretary Khalequzzaman, the statement said the initiative to sign Ticfa goes against the national interest.
Ticfa will prove to be detrimental to the country’s agriculture, industry, and even to security, it said.
“It’s evident that the election-time government has taken the initiative to cajole the US ahead of the next election,” it added.
CPB and SPB called for a countrywide protest on November 25 against the government move to sign Ticfa.
