Consensus Commission to begin second round of talks with political parties in first week of June
The Consensus Commission will begin the second round of discussions on reform initiatives with political parties in the first week of June.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate the discussions.
The decision was made today at a meeting of the National Consensus Commission held at the State Guest House Jamuna, chaired by the chief adviser.
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The first round of discussions between the Consensus Commission and political parties concluded on 19 May.
At today's meeting, other members of the commission briefed the chief adviser on the latest progress of discussions with political parties.
The chief adviser then advised increasing public awareness by involving civil society and grassroots organisations, alongside political parties, in the reform process and electoral issues.
The chief adviser said, "The people must be made election-oriented. Citizens must be made aware so that no one can snatch ballot boxes. Discipline must be ensured, and safe voting must be arranged with public participation."
He added, "After the 2024 mass uprising, we must ensure that the Bangladesh we have today doesn't revert to what it was."
The meeting also discussed forming an independent commission to investigate the roles of those involved in irregularities in past elections.
Prof Ali Riaz, the vice-chairman of the National Consensus Commission, stated that all political parties have already expressed consensus on this matter.
Commission member Ayub Bhuiyan called for the immediate formation of the Public Administration Reform Implementation Commission.
Judicial Reform Commission representative Emdadul Haque called on the Chief Adviser to ensure that the commission formed to appoint Supreme Court judges based on the consensus of political parties can work transparently.
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Anti-Corruption Reform Commission representative Dr Iftekharuzzaman called for the formulation of a roadmap to implement the recommendations of the reform commissions formed on media, labor, local government, women and health issues outside the six initially formed commissions.
