The parliamentary special committee on constitutional amendment will start reviewing on Sunday the recommendations made to it by different political parties, eminent jurists, civil society personalities and editors of national dailies in the just concluded series of talks with it.
The committee will then prepare a detailed report with a set of proposals for bringing changes to the constitution, which will be placed in the House.
Suranjit Sengupta, co-chair of the House body, said this at a press briefing yesterday at the parliament media centre.
"We got many important recommendations on different constitutional issues during the talks. We, all members of the committee, will carefully examine those at our next meeting on Sunday," he said.
The committee formed last year held talks since April 24 that ended on May 4.
The ruling Awami League and its allies in the grand alliance led by it --Jatiya Party, Workers Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Ganotantri Party, National Awami Party-- joined the talks and placed recommendations.
The opposition BNP boycotted the dialogue terming it a "dark design" and "conspiratorial".
But a number of former chief justices and eminent Jurists and other citizens and editors of national dailies took part in the talks organised by the House body and gave suggestions.
"The talks were unprecedented and historic since similar talks were never before held in Bangladesh," Suranjit said.
Asked whether the special committee will again seek BNP's views on changes to the constitution, Suranjit said they will think about it.
He mentioned that BNP also did not nominate any lawmakers from the party to represent it in the committee.
Source: The Daily Star (May 5, 2011)
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