Consensus commission’s first meeting with BNP this afternoon

The National Consensus Commission will begin its meetings with political parties on Saturday afternoon. 

The first meeting with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is scheduled from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Foreign Service Academy on Bailey Road in Dhaka. 

BNP’s Secretary General, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will lead the party’s six-member delegation, as confirmed by the BNP Media Cell.

In addition to Mirza Fakhrul, the following members will also participate: Barrister Jamir Uddin Sircar, a member of the party’s Standing Committee; Dr. Abdul Moin Khan; Nazrul Islam Khan; Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury; and Salahuddin Ahmed. 

Earlier on Friday night, Foyez Ahammad, the Senior Assistant Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, provided this information. He added that Chief Adviser Dr Yunus will deliver a speech during the meeting.

On Thursday, the interim government issued a gazette notification announcing the formation of the seven-member National Consensus Commission, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The commission will engage with political parties on the recommendations of six reform commissions, aimed at reaching a consensus on political, constitutional, and electoral reforms.

The other members of the commission are Prof Ali Riaz, head of the Constitutional Reform Commission; Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, head of Public Administration Reform Commission; Safar Raj Hossain, head of Police Reform Commission; Badiul Alam Majumder, head of Election Reform Commission; Justice Emdadul Haque, head of Judiciary Reform Commission; and Dr Iftekharuzzaman, head of Anti-Corruption Reform Commission.

The National Consensus Commission will complete its consensus building tasks within its six-month tenure.

The Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) is providing secretarial service to the commission.