IAB submits reform opinions to Consensus Commission

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) has submitted its opinions on reform proposals to the National Consensus Commission, report agencies.

A delegation of IAB, led by its secretary general Principal Maulana Yunus Ahmad, handed over the party's written opinions to the National Consensus Commission's Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz at the Jatiya Sangsad Complex in the capital on Thursday.

With the IAB, a total of 32 political parties submitted their respective proposals to the Consensus Commission.

IAB headed by its Ameer Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim (Charmonai Pir) is a registered political party.

The party proposed to change the country's constitutional title to 'People's Welfare State of Bangladesh' and the introduction of Shariah law.

It said out of 182 recommendations in the Consensus Commission's reform spreadsheet, they agreed to 145 and disagreed with 26, partially agreeing with the rest.

The party also proposed four 'fundamental'proposals, including 41 new and proportional representation (PR) voting systems.

National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz hopes to wrap up meetings with the political parties on reforms by the first half of May.