Intellectuals, journalists to be invited
A parliamentary special committee will invite eminent journalists and intellectuals for talks to have their opinion on constitutional amendments, said co-chair of the committee Suranjit Sengupta yesterday.
Suranjit, spokesman for the special committee on constitutional amendment, during a press briefing at the Parliament's Media Centre said the committee will sit with the country's senior journalists next Tuesday and with the intellectuals on Wednesday.
He said the committee will also have the opinions of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) in writing and consider their proposals. The committee cannot invite the CPB leaders for talks as they do not have representation in parliament, he said.
The CPB is an old political party. The committee will respect its opinions. The committee will receive the proposals it should like to offer in writing, he said.
Replying to a query, Suranjit said the committee is ready to sit with the BNP leaders if the latter want to place their proposals reconsidering their present stance.
Leader of the Opposition and BNP chief Khaleda Zia was invited to the talks Monday, but she spurned it terming the invitation "conspiratorial".
About the ruling Awami League's proposals placed before the special committee, Suranjit said the committee will consider the proposals with due importance.
Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina in the talks with the special committee Wednesday proposed a set of changes to the constitution including one for strictly limiting the caretaker government's tenure to 90 days.
Suranjit said on completion of consultation, the special committee will review all proposals and prepares its report.
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