National Charter to fulfill people's aspirations for state reforms: Ali Riaz

National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Profr Ali Riaz has expressed the hope that the national charter would realise the people's aspirations for state reforms, reports BSS.

He expressed this optimism at the beginning of the commission's discussion with National Democratic Movement (Bangladesh)-NDM at the Parliament Building in the capital on Tuesday.

We may sit on opposite sides of the table in discussions with political parties, but we are not opposite to one another. We are one side and have a common goal to find a clear path toward state reform and to create a national charter," he added.

Prof Riaz acknowledged that there are some minor differences in their approaches, but emphasised that these can be resolved through dialogue. "We can move forward and reinforce the unity based on the aspects that enabled us to defeat a fascist regime," he said.

The eight-member delegation led by NDM-Bangladesh founder and Chairman Bobby Hajjaj also included the party's Secretary General Mominul Amin, Vice-Chairman Faruk Uz Zaman Chowdhury, Joint Secretary General Syed Jahangir Alam, and Organizing Secretary Barrister Shahidul Azam, among others.