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CA urges political parties for consensus on reforms

We don't want to fail to build a new Bangladesh, Dr Yunus tells leaders

Published : Sunday, 16 February, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 519
Special Correspondent
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged the political parties to reach a consensus in implementing the proposals of the six reform commissions, formed by the interim government
earlier.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said if reforms could not be brought in the state structure, all efforts of the interim government will fall flat.
"We have no chance to fail (over reforms). We don't want to fail," he said at the first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties. He said if they can utilise the opportunity that has come to build a new Bangladesh, the nation will remember them from generation to generation.

"It is the responsibility of the political parties to determine what would be the structure of the society and how those would be implemented," he added.

On Thursday, the interim government formed the seven-member 'National Consensus Commission', led by Chief Adviser Prof Yunus, to discuss with the political parties on the recommendations of the six commissions aimed at reaching to a consensus on a number of political, constitutional and electoral reform agenda.

The Chief Adviser made the remarks in his opening speech at the first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties at Foreign Service Academy.

Recalling the martyrs, injured and fighters of the July uprising, the Chief Adviser said the opportunity to build a new Bangladesh has come. Students and mass people and all should work together to make the sacrifice of students and people a success, he said.

A BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir participated in the meeting. Representatives from other political parties are also attending the meeting.

The Chief Adviser said, "Those who sacrificed their lives had directed us to formulate new laws to build a new Bangladesh."

"All the six reform commissions tried their best in providing recommendations to build a new Bangladesh, now it is the second phase of our journey, ..now our tasks are how and how much we will accept and implement those," Dr. Yunus said.

"Today's discussion will be a realistic one, not academic, over the reform proposals," he added.

Noting that the first part of the interim government concluded, he said the second part began today with the beginning of the talks so that a new Bangladesh could be built which will run in a disciplined way, bringing out of the autocratic rules completely.

He said the experience of the last six months has made all courageous. People from all walks of life have given their full support to the interim government.

"If this unity is maintained, none will be able to halt them from building the new Bangladesh," he observed.

"The people who were driven out by the countrymen are now keen to return home. So, all should remain alert so that they can't return," he said.

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.

About the overwhelming global support for the interim government, Prof Yunus said all countries - small, medium and big ones - have provided support for the Bangladesh interim government.

"Once we talk to them (global leaders), they ask what you seek, we will give all...we do not want to leave this opportunity," he said.

Calling the reform proposals of the six reform commissions as valuable assets, the Chief Adviser said all should help the interim government implement the reform proposals.

Claiming that the United Nations (UN) has provided support for the government, Prof Yunus said the recent UN Fact-Finding report has changed the world revealing the atrocities of the ousted government.

Referring to his recent visit to Aynaghar, the secret torture cells, he said the Commission on the Inquiry of Enforced Disappearance has presented the experiences of the victims of the enforced disappearance in its report.

He stressed the need for implementing the reform proposals so that none can raise questions about the next government which would be elected through national polls.

So, the Chief Adviser said, decisions on reform proposals should be taken as soon as possible to start work on those.
The chiefs of the six reform commissions were present at the meeting.

On Thursday, the interim government formed the seven-member 'National Consensus Commission', led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, to discuss with the political parties on the recommendations of the six commissions aimed at reaching a consensus on a number of political, constitutional and electoral reform agenda.



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