‘If parties fail to agree, commission will submit multiple proposals,' he says

Tension flares during the Consensus Commission’s dialogue with parties

He made the remarks this morning during his opening speech on the 19th day of the second phase of talks with political parties

He made the remarks in his opening statement during the 14th day of the second phase of dialogues with political parties

Broad agreement among parties regarding decentralisation of the judiciary, he said

Political parties have failed to reach an agreement on any reform proposals for the fifth consecutive day of the consensus talks.

A nine-member delegation of Gono Odhikar Parishad, led by its President Nurul Haque Nur, participated in the discussion

A 10-member delegation of Ganosamhati Andolon, led by its Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki, participated in the discussions

He made the remarks while delivering his introductory speech at the talks with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Ali Riaz, a distinguished Bangladeshi-American political scientist and acclaimed author heading the constitution reform commission, sat down with Star to inform on the commission’s progress and some of the key consensuses obtained.

The government yesterday named Professor Ali Riaz as head of the Constitutional Reform Commission, replacing Supreme Court lawyer Shahdeen Malik.

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Ali Riaz sadly observes that the country is fast drifting into a political paralysis and descending into the abyss of authoritarianism, while maintaining a democratic facade.

A large number of contemporary writers in the country think of avoiding politics. But that itself is also a kind of politics—the politics of the status quo.

Writers and intellectuals are obligated to stir moral indignation at gross injustices and the plight of the masses.