Dhaka, May 7 -- Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz on Wednesday said the aspiration of every citizen of Bangladesh is to create a democratic state where people will not be victims of disappearances, killings and persecutions.

"We are trying to achieve the long aspiration of the people of building a democratic state structure," he said while chairing a dialogue with Islami Andolan Bangladesh-IAB (Pir Charmonai) in the capital.

An 11-member IAB delegation, led by its secretary general Maulana Yunus Ahmed Sheikh, joined the talks with the National Consensus Commission at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Complex.

Expressing hope for reaching a consensus by prioritising the interests of the nation, and people,...