Staff Reporter:
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday called upon all stakeholder political parties to reach a consensus to ensure a free, fair national election in February next year.
“This is not just an election, it is a rebirth,” the Chief Adviser said while addressing a meeting of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) at the Foreign Service Academy yesterday afternoon.
Representatives from different political parties attended the meeting to discuss different aspects of im-plementing the ‘July National Charter, 2025’.
Professor Yunus said that the progress achieved by the country’s political parties towards consensus through the National Consensus Commission will be a unique example not only for Bangladesh but also for the entire world.
Reiterating that the national elections will be held in the first half of the next February amid huge festiv-ity, the head of the interim government said, “It really will be the rebirth of the nation”.
“All sacrifices of the people – so much blood, so much sacrifice – will be worthwhile if we can attain this new birth,” he added.
“When the idea of the consensus commission first came up, I wasn’t sure whether it would survive. But yesterday, after a long journey, I am overwhelmed by your discussions and decisions,” Professor Yunus said.
Noting that the experience of this commission will be followed by other countries in the future, he said, “This will not only be Bangladesh’s experience, the whole world will see how we solved the problem.”
The Chief Adviser stressed that there is no alternative path before the nation, rather reaching the consen-sus and said, “This is the opportunity given by the students and the people, from which a new Bangla-desh will be built.”
Professor Yunus, also president of the National Consensus Commission (NCC), called the Commission’s achievement an unprecedented one and expressed gratitude for the hard work of the commission mem-bers and political leaders.
“You have written a memorable chapter in history. Now it only needs to be completed perfectly. Through this, a new nation will be born,” he said.
Addressing political leaders, Professor Yunus said, “This time we have no chance of failure. We will move forward on this path of consensus, make the elections successful, and begin the journey of the gala festival”.
Law Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul, National Consensus Commission Vice-President Professor Ali Riaz, BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed, Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary Gen-eral Hamidur Rahman Azad and National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain spoke at the meeting, among others.
Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant (consensus building) Monir Haider moderated the meeting.
