Gano Forum and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh have submitted their opinions on reform proposals to the National Consensus Commission today.

An eight-member delegation from Gano Forum, led by the party's General Secretary Md Mizanur Rahman, submitted their proposals at the commission's office in the Parliament building to the commission's vice chairman, Prof Ali Riaz, this morning.

Later in the day, a delegation from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, led by its Secretary General Maulana Manjurul Islam Afendi, also submitted the party's reform proposals to the commission.

Badiul Alam Majumdar, a member of the commission, was present during the submissions.

Although Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh had earlier submitted their proposals to the Constitutional Reform Commission, this was the first time they presented their views to the National Consensus Commission.

The commission was formed under the leadership of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, with the goal of building national consensus on key reform agendas.

The commission officially began its activities on February 15.

In the first phase, several reform commissions were formed, including the Constitutional Reform Commission, Public Administration Reform Commission, Electoral System Reform Commission, Judicial Reform Commission, and Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission.

Key recommendations from these commissions were compiled in a spreadsheet format and sent to 39 political parties, inviting specific feedback on the proposed reforms.

As of now, the commission has received responses from 34 political parties.

To finalise the recommendations of the reform commissions, the National Consensus Commission began formal discussions on March 20.

So far, it has held preliminary meetings with eight political parties.

The commission is scheduled to meet with the National Democratic Movement (NDM) Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Revolutionary Communist League on April 15.

It will also hold talks with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on April 17.