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[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.newagebd.net/post/Country/254917/july-proclamation-dialogue-with-political-parties-next-week-for-finalisation-mahfuj-alam[/URL]JULY PROCLAMATION: Dialogue with political parties next week for finalisation: Mahfuj AlamStaff Correspondent 09 January, 2025, 19:10[ATTACH=full]12833[/ATTACH]Mahfuj Alam | Collected photoInterim government adviser Mahfuj Alam said on Thursday that the government would hold dialogues with political parties and other stakeholders next week to finalise the July mass uprising proclamation.The information was given at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka after a meeting of the Council of Advisers with chief adviser Muhammad Yunus in chair held at his office.Mahfuj, however, mentioned that the government would not give the proclamation. He said that the government would rather facilitate wider national consensus regarding the proclamation.The proclamation would be prepared based on the proposals of the students along with national consensus of the political parties and others stakeholders, he said.‘We want to make it an inclusive and unified document,’ Mahfuj said, adding that the proclamation would be made once wider agreement was reached and without significant delays.When asked about whether the proclamation will be announced by January 15 following the demand of the Students Against Discrimination, he said, ‘The proclamation will be announced soon. It may be a few days later or even by January 15 if we can reach wider national consensus.’Mahfuj expressed hope that students would be patient in this regard.He said the proclamation would be prepared after talking to all political parties and other stakeholders, and a decision would be made within the next week on when and how the proclamation would be published or announced.Noting that they had talked to many people informally since December 31 over the proclamation, he said ‘We will start sitting formally with political parties and others from next week.’About the attack on shrines, Mahfuj admitted, ‘There were attacks on shrines, Qawwali songs, or various cultural events since August 5 but clear action had not been taken in many of the cases.’‘However, from now on, if any song festival or shrine is attacked, we will take strict action. We will not spare anyone. We are committed to taking a strong role in this regard,’ the adviser said.‘We have collected information regarding the incidents that happened since August 5,’ he said, urging the aggrieved people to file cases.Bedside, press secretary Shafiqul Alam at the press conference on the day expressed optimism that by February all the free textbooks would be distributed among the primary and secondary-level students.He said that though the textbook festival was celebrated on January 1 during the past regime, it took up to March and in some occasions even up to July to complete the full distribution of the books.He also mentioned that the last date for the textbook distribution was March 24 in 2022, March 17 in 2023, and February 27 in 2024.Shafiqul Alam also noted that the chief adviser at the meeting of the council of advisers directed the authorities concerned to resolve the waterlogging problem as quickly as possible in Chattogram city.‘There was also an elaborate discussion over the measures for a quick solution to traffic problem in the cities. We will see some steps very soon to that end,’ he added.
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JULY PROCLAMATION: Dialogue with political parties next week for finalisation: Mahfuj Alam
Staff Correspondent 09 January, 2025, 19:10
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Mahfuj Alam | Collected photo
Interim government adviser Mahfuj Alam said on Thursday that the government would hold dialogues with political parties and other stakeholders next week to finalise the July mass uprising proclamation.
The information was given at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka after a meeting of the Council of Advisers with chief adviser Muhammad Yunus in chair held at his office.
Mahfuj, however, mentioned that the government would not give the proclamation. He said that the government would rather facilitate wider national consensus regarding the proclamation.
The proclamation would be prepared based on the proposals of the students along with national consensus of the political parties and others stakeholders, he said.
‘We want to make it an inclusive and unified document,’ Mahfuj said, adding that the proclamation would be made once wider agreement was reached and without significant delays.
When asked about whether the proclamation will be announced by January 15 following the demand of the Students Against Discrimination, he said, ‘The proclamation will be announced soon. It may be a few days later or even by January 15 if we can reach wider national consensus.’
Mahfuj expressed hope that students would be patient in this regard.
He said the proclamation would be prepared after talking to all political parties and other stakeholders, and a decision would be made within the next week on when and how the proclamation would be published or announced.
Noting that they had talked to many people informally since December 31 over the proclamation, he said ‘We will start sitting formally with political parties and others from next week.’
About the attack on shrines, Mahfuj admitted, ‘There were attacks on shrines, Qawwali songs, or various cultural events since August 5 but clear action had not been taken in many of the cases.’
‘However, from now on, if any song festival or shrine is attacked, we will take strict action. We will not spare anyone. We are committed to taking a strong role in this regard,’ the adviser said.
‘We have collected information regarding the incidents that happened since August 5,’ he said, urging the aggrieved people to file cases.
Bedside, press secretary Shafiqul Alam at the press conference on the day expressed optimism that by February all the free textbooks would be distributed among the primary and secondary-level students.
He said that though the textbook festival was celebrated on January 1 during the past regime, it took up to March and in some occasions even up to July to complete the full distribution of the books.
He also mentioned that the last date for the textbook distribution was March 24 in 2022, March 17 in 2023, and February 27 in 2024.
Shafiqul Alam also noted that the chief adviser at the meeting of the council of advisers directed the authorities concerned to resolve the waterlogging problem as quickly as possible in Chattogram city.
‘There was also an elaborate discussion over the measures for a quick solution to traffic problem in the cities. We will see some steps very soon to that end,’ he added.
