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Published : 13 May 2025, 07:17 PM
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has advised the National Consensus Commission to prepare a reform proposal for the elected government and hold swift parliamentary elections.
The party said reforming the Constitution without an elected government is not possible, while its leaders claim that the Consensus Commission aims to replace the 1971 struggle for independence with the 2024 anti-discrimination movement, which is not desirable in any way.
The dialogue with the commission began at 10am at the LD Hall in the parliament complex and concluded at 2:30pm on Tuesday.
An 11-strong delegation led by CPB President Shah Alam participated in the dialogue.
Following the dialogue, CPB General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince said: "We reminded the commission that the goal of our party is to establish socialism in which everyone will get work in line with their abilities and corruption will be eradicated from society.”
He urged to prepare the reform proposal and leave it for the next elected parliament, asking: “Who will take responsibility for the reform proposals that you have given and in which we have agreed or not.”
The CPB leader continued, “The people of the country will take this responsibility. But it is not possible to take their views by bringing them to a stadium. The method of taking their opinion is to ensure fair and acceptable elections.
“We have to make sure that the things that we agree on must be implemented by the elected parliament.”
He said, “We gained Bangladesh through a long period of struggle that includes the Liberation War. Even after that, democracy was not established, which led to mass uprisings in 1990 and 2024.
“Our main foundation is 1971, which reflects the aspirations of the country’s people. But it seems to us that their (Consensus Commission) proposal has replaced 1971 [Liberation War] with 2024 [July Uprising]. We believe this is not fair. The spirit of both the Liberation War and 2024 must exist."
