Four leftist parties walk out of reform talks over proposal to drop key constitutional tenetsFour left-leaning parties have staged a walkout from the consensus talks to protest a proposal by the National Consensus Commission to replace Bangladesh’s four founding constitutional principles. Leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD), the Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BaSad), and BaSad (Marxist) walked out of the meeting around 9:20pm. The parties took part in the talks hosted by the commission at the Foreign Service Academy from 10:30am. CPB General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince, JaSaD leader Mushtaq Hossain, BaSad General Secretary Bazlur Rahman Firoz and BaSad (Marxist) Coordinator Masud Rana jointly briefed the media. The leftist bloc further warned that if such proposals persisted, their continued participation in the consensus dialogue would be at risk.

Source: bd News24 July 31, 2025 17:46 UTC