Dhaka: Gono Forum Emeritus President Dr. Kamal Hossain has said that dialogue is essential among all democratic-minded political parties, individuals and civil society to maintain national consensus.
He said this in his presidential address at the seventh national conference of Gono Forum at the Engineers Institute Auditorium in the capital on Saturday (November 30) afternoon. Dr. Kamal Hossain's written statement was read out by the party's General Secretary Mizanur Rahman.
He said that in the past 16 years, state institutions had become almost ineffective due to shameless partisanship. It is the moral responsibility of all political parties and the people of the country to cooperate with the Dr. Muhammad Yunus government to reform these institutions and create a fair environment for elections so that the reforms are able to be carried out smoothly. In this regard, it is necessary to maintain the national consensus that has been created. For this, I think dialogue is essential among all democratic-minded political parties, individuals and civil society.
To the leaders of Gono Forum, Dr. Kamal Hossain said, focusing on today's council, we will further consolidate the unity. Whatever we can achieve through that unity, we can achieve a lot in the past. The lack of this unity has caused us a lot of losses in the past. Let us consolidate the unity that has been formed this time and achieve the declared goals.
Stating that new opportunities have been created to establish a democratic, just and humane Bangladesh, the Gono Forum Emeritus President said, the people of the country have dreamed of an independent and new Bangladesh. This achievement must be taken to the threshold of success. I hope that the leaders and activists will continue their relentless efforts to build a Bangladesh free of discrimination, including the rule of law, justice and human rights, in the democratic journey.
He also said, Gono Forum had identified the existing problems at the time of its birth and expressed a commitment to solve them. After 31 years, it has emerged as a more acute crisis. The country was ruled by undemocratic and authoritarian regimes, which violated the rule of law, justice and fundamental human rights, along with rampant looting, corruption and party-based politics, creating a terrible crisis and uncertainty everywhere. As a result, the Awami League government fell through an unforgettable mass uprising of students and the public.