CA Yunus holds meeting with political parties on July Proclamation
BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizens' Committee, Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Ganasanhati Andolan are among those attending the meeting
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus has held a meeting with political parties to finalise the content and announcement date of the July Proclamation based on a national consensus.
The meeting at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital began at around 4:20pm today (16 January) and continued until the evening.
The chief adviser entered the venue at around 4:17pm. His convoy was seen leaving at 5:54pm after the meeting ended.
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Earlier, the representatives of various political parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami, had arrived to attend the meeting.
Those who have already arrived at the venue to join the meeting include BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed, a four-member delegation led by Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, a two-member delegation led by Islami Andolan Joint Secretary General Gazi Ataur Rahman, National Citizens' Committee Convener Nasir Uddin Patwari and Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Member Secretary Arif Sohel and Chief Organiser Abdul Hannan Masud, Ganosamhati Andolan Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki, Rashtra Sangskar Andolan Coordinator Hasnat Kaiyum, JSD General Secretary Shahid Uddin Mahmud Swapan, a three-member delegation led by Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Ahmad Abdul Quader, Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur, Basad (Marxist) Coordinator Masud Rana, and Gono Front's Kamruzzaman.
Representatives of the AB Party and Nationalist Democratic Movement are also among those attending the meeting.
The parties that are not attending the meeting include the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), the 12-Party Alliance, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Earlier, at a press briefing on 14 January, interim government Adviser Mahfuj Alam had announced that the all-party meeting with the CA will be held at the Foreign Service Academy today.
The July Proclamation is a proposed declaration intended to consolidate the unity, anti-fascist spirit, and desire for state reform that emerged during the July uprising.
The interim government has initiated its preparation based on national consensus, incorporating views from participating students, political parties, and stakeholders, including the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement that led the uprising.
The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the National Citizens' Committee have been advocating for the proclamation's announcement by 15 January.
"We have discussed the draft of the July Uprising Proclamation with various organisations involved in the movement, including the BNP, Jamaat, and the Ganosamhati Andolan," Mahfuj told the media.
"They have agreed on most points. There are some disagreements. We will know the date of the declaration and what will be on it after the meeting on Thursday," he added.
"The way the students led the July movement and brought results, the students will also announce the July Proclamation, and we all will stand by them," he said.
