The National Consensus Commission resumed its session on Wednesday under the second phase of dialogue with the country’s political parties, with Jamaat-e-Islami joining the discussions on the second day.
The meeting began at 11:29am on Wednesday at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital, with Commission’s Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz in the chair, reports UNB.
Jamaat, which did not participate in Tuesday’s session, was represented today by its central assistant secretary generals Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan and AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, and central executive council member Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher.
When asked why the party skipped the first day, Rafiqul Islam Khan told reporters, “I’ll explain the reason later – not now.”
Wednesday’s agenda includes concluding unfinished discussions from previous rounds, alongside talks on the formation of a proposed National Constitutional Council (NCC) and the procedure for the presidential election.
The Commission said the dialogue will continue on Thursday.
Along with BNP, other political parties attending Wednesday’s session include the Nationalist Citizen Party (NCP), Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Nagorik Oikya, Gono Adhikar Parishad and Gonosonghoti Andolon.
The ongoing talks are aimed at building broader political consensus on key constitutional and electoral issues.