The National Consensus Commission is set to hold talks with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday morning as part of the series of dialogues with political parties to reach a national consensus over the state reform initiatives taken by the interim government.
The discussion will start at 10:30am at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital.
A five member delegation, led by BNP Standing Committee Member and former speaker Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar, will attend the talks, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, a BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and expressed its dissatisfaction about the outcomes of the meeting as the chief adviser did not give them any specific deadline for the election.
“We are not happy at all, we have clearly said if the election is not held by December the country’s political and social situation will deteriorate further and it will be very difficult to bring under control,” Mirza Fakhrul told reporters emerging from the meeting with the chief adviser.
But Law Adviser Asif Nazrul at a press briefing said the government clarified its stance saying the election would be held in between December 2025 to June 2026.
"December to June does not mean that we will deliberately delay the elections till May. December to June means that we will hold elections as soon as possible after December…the elections will be held as soon as possible between December and June," he said.
Noting that the BNP has responded positively to the reform recommendations of the National Consensus Commission, the party is now preparing to sit with the commission for further discussions.
“We believe the BNP is genuinely committed to reforms. They have agreed to most of the recommendations and have a long-standing tradition of supporting reform efforts,” said Asif Nazrul.
On March 20, the National Consensus Commission initiated dialogue with political parties to build a national consensus on the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government. So far, the commission has held talks with 11 political parties.
