US, UK take fresh initiative to end Bangladesh crisis

January 01, 2014 15:36

World powers, including the US and the UK, have taken a fresh initiative to end the deadlock in Bangladesh. They have asked two major political parties to resolve the impasse over upcoming elections through dialogue.

The US and British envoys in Dhaka have been shuttling between the camps of ruling Awami League and main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the past several days in their bid to bridge the gaps between the two rival parties despite the apparent failure of a UN mission to end the political crisis.

The developments came as the opposition BNP and its allies have begun enforcing a non-stop blockade of road, rail and water transports across Bangladesh from early today, the first day of 2014, to thwart the elections on January 5.

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