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Ali Riaz optimistic of reaching a position by mid-July
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz has expressed hope that the National Consensus Commission will be able to reach a position by mid-July.
Ali Riaz optimistic of reaching a position by mid-July
Ali Riaz expressed this hope at the beginning of the eighth day of the second phase of the National Consensus Commission’s discussions with political parties at the Doel Multipurpose Hall of the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Wednesday.
The National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman said, “I am optimistic that we will be able to reach a place, we will be able to reach a place by the third week of July.”
Today’s meeting is expected to discuss several previously unfinished issues. These include the appointment committee of constitutional and statutory institutions, a bicameral parliament, the election process of the upper house, and the responsibilities and roles of the upper house.
30 political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), and Islami Andolan, participated in today’s discussions with the National Consensus Commission. At the beginning of the discussion, everyone stood and observed a minute of silence in memory of the July martyrs.
Ali Riaz, referring to the July Movement, said, “A year ago, we all took to the streets in unity. Today, a year later, we are discussing together to change the state structure. So that we can create an accountable state through changing the state structure. So that the democratic rights of citizens are protected. So that we do not have to be victims of disappearances, murders, and extrajudicial killings. This is your contribution, the contribution of your workers, the contribution of the citizens.”
Ali Riaz referred to the fall of the authoritarian government in the July Mass Uprising as the success of the people. He said, that success of the people cannot just stop at one stage, it must be protected. The way to protect that is to move forward with the reform process.
