Disgruntled over the joint statement by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami has boycotted a meeting with the National Consensus Commission. Senior Jamaat leader Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher told local media the party would not take part in Tuesday’s second round of talks with political parties hosted by the commission. The meeting was delayed by 30 minutes, but Jamaat was conspicuously absent. Jamaat Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad told bdnews24.com the party had boycotted the session in protest. We’ll decide after discussions.”According to a senior Jamaat leader, the joint statement released after the Jun 3 London meeting between Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman was not made through a “proper process.”“We are not commenting on their meeting,” the leader said.
