National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Dr. Ali Riaz today said the journey of moving forward being imbued with Liberation War and 2024 mass uprising, which are inextricably linked to the nation’s existence, will continue, and there is no scope of ignoring these.
“There is no scope of ignoring the great Liberation War, 53 years of struggle and an incredible mass uprising taken place last year, bloodshed and loss of life. We have to move forward with these,” he said.
Ali Riaz said these in his opening speech at the 16th day of the National Consensus Commission’s discussion with political parties at Foreign Service Academy here.
“The Liberation War of Bangladesh is intertwined with our existence. The Liberation War is above all our successes and failures. We have achieved this state through a long struggle at the cost of the lives of millions of people,” he said.
“We fell into a terrible fascism while the struggle to establish a democratic state system continued. From there, we came to this place through a struggle together. This is the background of the National Charter and we should keep that in mind,” he said.
He requested the political parties to reach a consensus quickly, keeping these important issues in mind for the speedy preparation of the National Charter.
Ali Riaz said, “If we want to reach a consensus by the 31st July, which I consider an obligation, we have to take a quick decision within the next 10 days. We can take little more time for one or two issues. But some issues cannot be decided without reaching a decision”.