The National Consensus Commission resumed its Wednesday鈥檚 session under the second phase of dialogue with the country鈥檚 political parties, with Jamaat-e-Islami joining the discussions on the second day.
The meeting began at about 11:29am at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital, with the commission鈥檚 vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz in the chair.
Jamaat, which did not participate in Tuesday鈥檚 session, was represented today by its central assistant secretary generals Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan and AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, and central executive council member Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher.
When asked why the party skipped the first day, Rafiqul Islam Khan told reporters, 鈥業鈥檒l explain the reason later 鈥� not now.鈥�
Wednesday鈥檚 agenda includes concluding unfinished discussions from previous rounds, alongside talks on the formation of a proposed National Constitutional Council and the procedure for the presidential election.
The commission said that the dialogue will continue on Thursday, June 19.
Along with BNP, other political parties attending today鈥檚 session include the Nationalist Citizen Party, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Nagorik Oikya, Gono Adhikar Parishad and Gonosonghoti Andolon.
The ongoing talks are aimed at building broader political consensus on key constitutional and electoral issues.
