Bangla Press Desk: The BNP on Tuesday said it wants only the national election to be held under a caretaker government and supports the 90-day tenure for such a non-party election-time government.
“Our party does not want local government elections to be held under a caretaker government,” BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters during the lunch break of Tuesday’s discussion of the second phase of talks with the National Consensus Commission at the Foreign Service Academy.
“BNP thinks that the tenure of the caretaker government should not exceed three months, although the Commission has proposed four months,” he said.
Regarding Article 70 of the constitution, Salahuddin said the BNP has proposed that MPs be allowed to vote beyond party lines except on matters related to the vote of no confidence, finance bill, constitutional amendments, and issues concerning national security.
He also mentioned that the party disagrees with the proposal that all parliamentary standing committees be headed by the opposition MPs.
“Some committees may be led by the opposition MPs, but making all committee heads from the opposition is not a practical proposal,” said the BNP leader.
Tuesday’s session of the second round of talks began around 11am with Commission Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz in the chair. Nearly 30 parties, including BNP, Jamaat, and the National Citizen Party (NCP), joined Tuesday’s session.
The National Consensus Commission started its first round of talks with political parties on 20 March to forge consensus on state reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government.
The Commission held talks with 33 parties and alliances, including BNP, Jamaat, and NCP, before concluding the first round of dialogues on 19 May.
Formed on 15 February 2025, under the leadership of the chief adviser, the Commission was tasked with shaping a unified national stance on critical reforms. Source: DS
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