Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday sought cooperation from all political parties to implement the July National Charter, speaking during a session of the national parliament. He also urged opposition parties to join the constitutional amendment committee and present their views and proposals through that forum.

Addressing opposition members, Ahmed said cooperation could not mean setting prior conditions that all demands must be met while declining to participate in the committee. He said the committee would record their statements and include all of their views in its report, allowing the nation to know their positions.

The minister described the constitutional amendment process as open, saying members could disagree on some issues and reach consensus on others. He said any proposal to add a new matter to the constitution would be considered seriously. Ahmed said the government would welcome opposition participation whenever it occurs, and ended his remarks by joking that he hoped he had not caused opposition members any distress.