Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday expressed confidence that the ongoing dialogue between political parties and the National Consensus Commission will lead to peaceful and comprehensive solutions to all political issues.
“We think the discussion between the political leaders and the National Consensus Commission is still underway. We are hopeful that political parties’ discussions with the Commission will result in peaceful resolutions to all issues,” he said.
Alam made the remarks in response to a journalist’s question regarding certain political parties’ plans to take to the streets to press their demands, and the interim government’s stance on the matter.
He was briefing the media at the Foreign Service Academy following a meeting of the Council of Advisers, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad and Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad were also present at the briefing.
The interim government has already extended the tenure of the National Consensus Commission by one month.
The Commission, formed through SRO No-55 Act, 2025 on February 12, will now continue its work until October 15.
The seven-member Commission, led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, was tasked with reviewing and adopting recommendations from the reform commissions.
As part of its responsibilities, it has been engaging with political parties to reach agreements on reforms.
Prof Dr Ali Riaz is serving as the Vice-President of the Commission. Other members include Dr M Aiyub Mia (Public Administration Reform Commission), Safar Raj Hossain (Police Administration Reform Commission), Badiul Alam Majumder (Election System Reform Commission), Justice Emdadul Huq (Judiciary Reform Commission), and Dr Iftekharuzzaman (Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission).
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Chief Adviser Prof Yunus, while presiding over the meeting of the Council of Advisers, instructed the ministries and divisions to inform the public about reforms they have undertaken on their own initiative, in addition to those recommended by the reform commissions formed under the interim government.
Press Secretary Alam said the ministries have been implementing a wide range of meaningful reforms beyond the scope of commission proposals.
“They have been instructed to compile a list as soon as possible,” he said, adding that they will be able to share this list within the next month in a booklet form and it will be distributed among all.
Of the 121 reform recommendations submitted by the commissions, 77 have been prioritised as very important. To date, 24 of these have been fully implemented while 14 proposals are partially implemented, with the remaining currently in progress.
Responding to a question, Alam said the four political leaders will attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the invitation of the Chief Adviser.
This is an important occasion and the political parties are the stakeholders of the government, he said.
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP leader Humayun Kabir, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Syeed Abdullah Muhammad Taher and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Akhter Hossen will be part of the Bangladesh delegation to the UNGA this year.