NCP submits outlines for basic reforms
- Update Time : Tuesday, 6 May, 2025, 06:20 pm
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Online Desk : The National Citizen Party-NCP on Tuesday submitted its outlines to the National Consensus Commission for fundamental reforms. NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain handed the outlines to National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz at the outset of a dialogue at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Complex. A four-member NCP delegation, led by Akhtar Hossain, joined its talks with the National Consensus Commission for the second day which began around 10:40AM. Speaking at the function, Akhtar Hossain said the fundamental reforms must be made reflecting three basic issues- balance of power, accountability and decentralisation.
“Fundamental reforms do not mean reforming the electoral system or constitutional reform based on a two-thirds majority based on seats. Rather, achieving these three things – balance of power, accountability and decentralisation – these are the main foundations of fundamental reforms,” he said. About the fundamental reforms, Akhtar Hossain said, “To achieve that, we need to find out how we can free ourselves from the authoritarian and fascist elements in the constitutional and state structures, how we can reflect the national interest by going beyond politician in the appointment of constitutional posts, how we can free the judiciary from politics and present it as a symbol of justice in the true sense, we consider each of these issues to be included in fundamental reforms.”
He said the people of Bangladesh have been oppressed and persecuted due to the governance structure through which Bangladesh has been governed in the last 53 years and the authoritarian and fascist elements that have remained in the state structure. The NCP member secretary said the students and people of Bangladesh sacrificed their lives in the July Mass Uprising in an effort to find out how to free the constitution and state structure from the authoritarian and fascist elements in a bid to lead Bangladesh towards a democratic state. Akhtar Hossain said NCP placed the proposals for fundamental reforms so that Bangladesh can integrate itself into the path of democratic elevation instead of being in the fascist and authoritarian structure like in the past.
The NCP delegation members included its chief organiser (northern region) Sarjis Alam, joint conveners Sarwar Tushar and Jabed Rasin. Earlier on April 18, the NCP participated in the talks with the Consensus Commission. The NCP submitted its written opinions over the reform recommendations to the National Consensus Commission on March 24 last.
