The meeting between Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and representatives from various political parties in Bangladesh is currently in progress. The meeting commenced at 4:15 pm on Wednesday at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.
A delegation of five members from the BNP, headed by standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, participated in the meeting. The delegation includes Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, and Professor A Z M Zahid Hossain.
A four-member delegation from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, featuring party ameer Shafiqur Rahman and secretary general Mia Golam Parwar, has participated in the meeting.
The meeting saw the participation of several notable figures, including LDP president Colonel (Retd.) Oli Ahmed and secretary general Redwan Ahmed. Also in attendance were Nagorik Oikya president Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Biplabi Workers Party general secretary Saiful Haque, and Ganosamhati Andolan coordinator Zonayed Saki.
Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Noor and general secretary Rashed Khan were present, along with AB Party member secretary Mojibur Rahman Manju and joint secretary general Asaduzzaman Fuad. Mamunul Haque represented the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, while Abdul Basit Azad and Jahangir Hossain also attended from the Khelafat Majlis. Manjurul Islam Afendi of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam and Fariduzzaman Farhad of the NPP rounded out the list of attendees.
The chief adviser is convening discussions with student leaders and representatives from political and religious organisations to establish a national consensus. On Tuesday, the press wing of the chief adviser announced the initiative.
On Tuesday evening, the chief adviser engaged in discussions with the leaders of the Students Against Discrimination. Today, Wednesday, he is convening a meeting with the political parties. Dr. Muhammad Yunus is set to convene with religious leaders tomorrow.
