The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday described the upcoming national elections as a ‘moment of rebirth’ for Bangladesh, urging all stakeholders to reach a consensus to ensure a free, fair and festival-like national elections 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 in the city this afternoon.
Representatives from different political parties attended the meeting to discuss different aspects of implementing 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 festivity, 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 today, 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 consensus and said, ‘This is the opportunity given by the students and the people, from which a new Bangladesh will be built.’
