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DHAKA, April 22, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today joined talks with the National Consensus Commission for third day to give its opinion on the recommendations made by the five commissions.
The talks began at 11:10 am at the LD Hall of the National Assembly.
Earlier, the meeting was adjourned after day-long discussions on Thursday and Sunday.
A four-member delegation including BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed is participating in the talks.
The other members of the BNP delegation are - Ismail Zabiullah, a member of the advisory council of the party's BNP Chairperson, lawyer Ruhul Quddus Kajal and former secretary Abu Md. Moniruzzaman Khan.
National Consensus Commission Vice President Professor Ali Riaz is presiding over the meeting. The meeting includes commission members Badiul Alam Majumder, Iftekharuzzaman, Justice Emdadul Haque, Safar Raj Hossain and Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor (Consensus) Monir Haider.
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said that they have discussed with the commission over the past two days on issues such as the republic, the principles of state governance, fundamental rights, the legal department, the judiciary, the Anti-Corruption Commission, etc., the National Constitutional Council (ACC), the electoral system, the executive branch, constitutional reform, etc. They will resume discussions from where Sunday's talks ended.
He hopes, "the discussions will be completed today."
After the Awami League government was ousted from power on August 5, 11 commissions were formed in two phases at the initiative of the interim government to oversee reforms in important sectors of the state.
As part of this process, this meeting is being held with various political parties under the auspices of the National Consensus Commission, which consists of five reform commissions.
The National Consensus Commission, led by Chief Advise Professor Muhammad Yunus, began its activities on February 15 with the aim of building a national consensus on the recommendations of the reform commissions. That day, the first meeting of all political parties, including the BNP, with the National Consensus Commission was held at the Foreign Service Academy.
After that, the Consensus Commission sought the opinions of 39 political parties on the important recommendations of the Constitutional Reform Commission, Public Administration Reform Commission, Electoral Reform Commission, Judiciary Reform Commission and Anti-Corruption Commission. 34 parties presented their opinions, with which the commission is now holding separate meetings.
The commission has already completed the initial stage of discussions with 15 political parties. And the third stage of discussions with the BNP is currently underway.
