Dhaka, March 11 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman urged political parties on Tuesday to focus on presenting proposals to address the nation's pressing public issues, rather than solely concentrating on reforms to the state structure and institutions.

"Instead of merely discussing the caretaker government system, the constitutional framework, and the voting and electoral system, there should be more emphasis on how the problems of people will be resolved," he said during an iftar programme.

The Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) organised the iftar party in honour of political parties at the Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation Convention Hall in the capital.

Tarique believes that, just as there should be discussions and proposals ...