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Time wasting and new debates are not desirable.
According to Article 7 of our Constitution, the people own all the power in the republic. But because our rulers have not followed this principle, Bangladesh has repeatedly fallen into political crises. The question cannot but arise as to how much compromise and tolerance was expected from the political leadership in the country’s democratic transformation after the mass uprising of 24.
Time wasting and new debates are not desirable.
Among the initiatives taken by the interim government to strengthen the democratic structure of the state, a notable one is the process of reform, as part of which the National Consensus Commission has continued discussions with political parties; the future democratic structure largely depends on its success. In this regard, not only the National Consensus Commission must be sincere, but the political parties must also adopt a spirit of compromise.

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Time wasting and new debates are not desirable
Published: 04 July 2025, 09:20
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According to Article 7 of our Constitution, the people own all the power in the republic. But Bangladesh has repeatedly fallen into political crises because our rulers have not followed this policy. The question cannot but arise as to how much compromise and tolerance was expected from the political leadership in the democratic transformation of the country after the mass uprising of 24.
Among the initiatives taken by the interim government to strengthen the democratic structure of the state, the most notable is the process of reform, as part of which the National Consensus Commission has continued discussions with political parties; the future democratic structure largely depends on its success. In this regard, not only the National Consensus Commission must be sincere, but the political parties must also adopt a spirit of compromise.
It was hoped that a consensus on the national charter could be reached before the 16th of July, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Abu Sayeed. The day is memorable because the anti-discrimination movement gained a new dimension through his death, which led to the fall of the Awami League government. Even then, we will have the expectation of finalizing the ‘July Charter’ by July.
There has been significant progress in the discussions with the political parties of the National Consensus Commission. The political parties have largely agreed on the issues of re-establishing the caretaker government system, amending Article 70 of the Constitution, the term of the Prime Minister, increasing the number of women’s seats in parliament to 100, increasing the power of the President, forming an upper house in parliament, forming a committee to determine the boundaries of parliamentary seats, etc. But there are still differences of opinion on the voting system for the upper house and women’s seats, the election system for the President, and the appointment process for constitutional institutions.
In a multi-party democracy, there will be differences in opinions and paths, there will be differences in policies and ideologies, this is natural. Political parties must accept this reality and find a solution. Democracy means moving together. Just as no one can be left out of the process, the attitude of ‘I accept arbitration, I own the palm tree’ must also be abandoned.
