National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz on Tuesday said that almost three-fourths of political parties and alliances have agreed that the person holding the post of prime minister will not simultaneously hold the post of party chief, reports BSS.
He said while briefing journalists after the 17th day of the second phase of the discussions of the commission with political parties at the Foreign Service Academy.
Stating that most political parties have agreed on this issue, he added that some parties and alliances have expressed their differences on this issue. These parties and alliances will be able to give a 'note of dissent' in the national charter.
Mentioning that all political parties have agreed on the re-establishment of the caretaker government, he said some further progress has been made in the discussions with political parties on this issue.
As per the decision of the meeting held on July 20 with the participation of political parties to reorganise the caretaker government system at the initiative of the Election Commission, the commission sent a revised and integrated proposal to all parties, said Ali Riaz.
Given that proposal, the parties were asked to provide their opinions, he said, adding that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) agreed in principle with most of the proposals of the commission and presented their opinions.
Stating that various aspects of the proposal were discussed in detail through the discussions, he said, "However, no agreement could be reached on the use of the 'ranked choice' method yet."
He expressed hope that a resolution to the issue could be reached through further discussions on Thursday.
Representatives of 30 political parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), Gana Adhikar Parishad, Gana Sanghati, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Revolutionary Workers Party, and Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party, participated in Tuesday's discussions with the National Consensus Commission.
The commission said that another discussion meeting will be held on Wednesday morning to build consensus on the unresolved issues.
Commission members Justice Md Emdadul Haque, Iftekharuzzaman, Badiul Alam Majumder, Safar Raj Hossain, Md Ayub Mia and the Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Manir Haidar were present in the discussion.
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