Two more political parties on Wednesday submitted their respective opinions on reform proposals to the National Consensus Commission.
The two parties are Gono Odhikar Parishad, headed by Nurul Haque Nur, and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, led by Dr Nurul Amin Bepari.
A Bikalpa Dhara delegation, led by its Secretary General Shah Ahmed Badal, submitted its opinions to the National Consensus Commission's Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz, at the Jatiya Sangsad Complex.
Later, Gono Odhikar Parishad submitted its opinion on the reform proposals.
With the inclusion of these two parties, a total of 31 political parties have submitted their respective proposals to the Consensus Commission.
Besides, the commission has held talks with six political parties as part of the first round of dialogues that began on March 20.
The Consensus Commission, spearheaded by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, began its work on February 15, 2025.
The commission identified the crucial recommendations made in the reports of five reform commissions — the Constitution Reform Commission, the Public Administration Reform Commission, the Electoral System Reform Commission, the Judiciary Reform Commission, and the ACC Reform Commission — to seek opinions from political parties.
Subsequently, the commission sent a set of recommendations in spreadsheet format to 38 political parties, asking them to submit their specific opinions on the key reform recommendations by March 13.
The Consensus Commission began its dialogues with political parties on March 20 and plans to complete the first round of talks by the first week of May.
