The National Consensus Commission's dialogue with political parties resumed today for the 10th day in second at Foreign Service Academy. Photo : Collected

DHAKA, July 7, 2025 (BSS) - The National Consensus Commission's dialogue with political parties resumed today for the 10th day in second phase aiming at preparing a 'July charter' within shortest possible time reaching a consensus on different issues of state reform and various reform commissions' recommendations.

The discussion formally began at Doel hall of the Foreign Service Academy here at 11.15 am.

"We are trying to present the proposal to be recommended by the commission again after bringing necessary amendment so that it reflects the feelings and expectations of the political parties", Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Professor Dr Ali Riaz said in a media briefing before the meeting.

"These are not new proposals, these are revised proposals. As all is emphasising on the infrastructural change, so we are trying to be on that issue with you", he said.

The consensus commission has held meeting individually and jointly with different political parties and the proposal has been amended if necessary, he said.

After the discussion with the political parties, the member of the consensus commission also have meeting among themselves and sort out these things about which the consensus isn't reached, Prof Riaz said.

The commission is hardly trying to reach a consensus in line with the expectations of the political leaders, he added.

Commission Members Justice M Emdadul Huq, Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, Dr. Badiul Alam Majumder, Safar Raj Hossain, Dr. Md. Ayub Mia and Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Monir Haidar were present.

Representative of 30 different political parties including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizen Party (NCP), Gano Adhikar Parishad, Gano Sanghati, Bangladesher Communist Party (CPB), Biplobi Workers Party and Amar Bangladesh (AB) party have participated in the discussion.

Earlier, the commission discussed different issues which include the tenure of the Prime Minister, president election system, key policies of running the state and demarcation of the constituencies with political parties.
The representative of the political parties will brief the journalists after the day long discussion. Bangladesh television is live broadcasting the meeting.