The Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, Shafiqul Alam, announced that the interim government has concluded its first phase and is now entering the second. Speaking at the Foreign Service Academy, he said Saturday’s National Consensus Commission meeting included around 100 politicians from 26 parties and coalitions. Among the speakers were BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam and Jamaat’s Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher. The Chief Adviser delivered a 24-minute speech, and Alam confirmed that all major international powers, including the UN, support the administration.