Dhaka, April 27 -- Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday announced its opposition to the proposal to shorten the terms of the President and Parliament from five years to four, a reform suggested by the National Consensus Commission (NCC) as part of broader constitutional changes currently under discussion.
Speaking during a break in a day-long meeting held at the LD Hall of the National Parliament, Jamaat's Nayeb-e-Amir, Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, stated: "The Consensus Commission proposed that the terms of the President and the Parliament be curtailed to four years. However, we believe this would not be logical."
The NCC convened the session on Saturday morning to formally engage Jamaat-e-Islami in discussions on proposed state refor...