Consensus commission wants to move towards a national charter soon: Ali Riaz

National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Sunday said the commission aims to move toward a national charter by building consensus as soon as possible, reports BSS.

He made the remark at the beginning of an extended meeting with Jamaat-e-Islami at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS), according to a press release issued by the commission.

Professor Riaz said the commission would conclude the initial stage of discussions with political parties within a day or two and will soon begin the second phase of talks to formulate a national charter.

Commission members Md Emdadul Haque, Badiul Alam Majumder, Safar Raj Hossain, Iftekharuzzaman, Md Ayub Mia, and Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Monir Haider were present at the meeting.

Jamaat-e-Islami's 11-member delegation was led by Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher.

Jamaat-e-Islami submitted its opinion on the Reform Commission's proposals to the National Consensus Commission on March 20.

In that context, the commission held discussions with the party on April 26. Today's extended meeting was held to address the remaining issues from that session, the release said.