NCC to act on parties’ consensus, not impose decisions: Ali Riaz

The National Consensus Commission (NCC) will not impose any decisions on its own as it will work out an execution plan based on what political parties want, Commission Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz said on Thursday. He made the remarks as the commission resumed talks in the morning at the Foreign Service Academy with political parties on implementing the July Charter. “The cooperation the commission has received so far from all political parties has been remarkable,” Prof Riaz said, adding that almost every party has made concessions from its original positions. He went on to say, “This spirit of consensus has enabled preliminary agreement on 84 issues. The success of implementing reforms in these areas will determine Bangladesh’s future trajectory.” While...