Sacrifices of students mustn’t be derailed, Says Ali Riaz

Staff Reporter :

Professor Ali Riaz, Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission (NCC), stated that he aspires to help build a Bangladesh where people are no longer subjected to extrajudicial killings.

He made the remark on Saturday at the beginning of a discussion between the National Consensus Commission and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held at the LD Hall of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capita.

Present at the discussion as commission members were Justice Emdadul Haque, Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, Safar Raj Hossain, and Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, Monir Haider.

At the start of the discussion, Professor Ali Riaz said, “Through the sacrifices of the brave martyrs of the July mass uprising, we have arrived at a historic moment. We are indebted to these martyrs. The opportunity created through the sacrifices of students and citizens must not be diverted from its goal.”

Mentioning the aim of drafting a national charter through discussions with political parties, Ali Riaz further said, “We want to reach a national charter as quickly as possible. We aim to build a Bangladesh where no one is deprived of their rights, and no one falls victim to extrajudicial killings or any form of oppression.”

He added, “The initiative for state reform taken by the interim government is not merely a government effort; it is the result of the long-standing aspirations of the people of Bangladesh.”
Ali Riaz also said, “The call for state reform has come from political parties, from the student community, and, most importantly, from people across all levels of society.”

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher led a 10-member delegation of his party at the talks. The delegation included Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Porwar, Hamidur Rahman Azad, Rafiqul Islam Khan, Ehsan Mahbub Zobair, reform, public administration reform, electoral system reform, judicial reform, and anti-corruption commission reform sent spreadsheets containing key recommendations to 39 political parties, requesting their specific opinions.

So far, the National Consensus Commission has received feedback from 35 parties regarding the reforms. Including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a total of 17 political parties have participated in discussions with the commission.

These details were shared by the commission through a press release.