Jamaat joins talks with Consensus Commission for day 2

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami joined talks with the National Consensus Commission on Sunday morning for the second day, reports UNB.

The discussion began at 10:30 am with National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz in the chair.

An 11-member Jamaat delegation, led by its Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, participated in the discussion at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

Earlier on April 26, Jamaat-e-Islami participated in the dialogue with the Consensus Commission for the first day.

During the first day’s talks, Jamaat-e-Islami agreed to the proposals for the introduction of the proportional representation (PR) system, a bicameral parliament and the provision to prevent any individual from becoming Prime Minister more than twice.

They discussed only the Constitution-related reform recommendations on the first day.

On March 20 last, the Consensus Commission opened a series of talks with political parties to forge a national consensus on state reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government.

The commission has already held talks with more than 30 political parties, including BNP and National Citizen Party (NCP).

Formed on February 15, 2025, under the leadership of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, the Commission was tasked with shaping a unified national stance on critical reforms.

The commission, in its initial phase, compiled key recommendations from five reform commissions,  addressing constitutional, public administration, electoral, judicial, and anti-corruption reforms, and shared them with 39 political parties for feedback.

At least 34 political parties, including BNP, Jamaat and NCP, have responded by sending their reform opinions in broad sheets to the Consensus Commission.

The Commission aims to reach a national consensus by mid-July.