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The National Consensus Commission has proposed to repeal article 4a of the constitution, which makes it mandatory to display the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in government and semi-government offices

Parties such as the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party have supported the move, while left-leaning parties including the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Basod), and Bangladesh Jasod termed it unnecessary and abrupt, saying the issue was never raised in earlier rounds of dialogue.

Meanwhile, the signing ceremony of the July Charter prepared by the commission has been rescheduled to October 17 from October 15 to ensure greater public participation.

The commission made the decision yesterday at a meeting at the state guesthouse Jamuna, chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, also the chair of the commission.

Commission’s Vice-President Prof Ali Riaz said the ceremony will now be held on Friday afternoon as

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