India, July 13 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has agreed to the National Consensus Commission's proposal that requires approval of the cabinet for declaring a state of emergency.

The party, however, has asked the commission to enact a law to prevent the state of emergency from being used for political gains.

NCP central member Javed Rasim raised the issue at a media briefing after a meeting with political parties at Dhaka's Foreign Service Academy on Sunday.

He said, "We had asked for a three-fold division of the state of emergency: war, natural disaster or epidemic, and internal unrest.

"If a situation arises involving the country's independence, sovereignty, or geographical integrity, the government may declare a state of emerg...