Dhaka, May 20 -- The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) believes that it will not be possible to build a national consensus on state reform if proposals like a referendum or Constituent Assembly are brought to the forefront.

"Proposals such as a Constituent Assembly, Constitutional Council, and referendum have been raised. We've clearly expressed our disagreement on these points," according to the party leaders.

Instead, they argued that it should have been clearly mentioned at the start of the proposals that the implementation of the reforms would be done by the elected government.

CPB General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince made the remarks after a dialogue with the National Consensus Commission at the National Parliament on Monday....