<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam has said all political parties wholeheartedly extended support to the interim government for their efforts during the dialogue with the Chief Adviser yesterday.&nbsp;</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"All political parties extended their support to the government. They are considering this as their own government," he told reporters on Saturday night after a lengthy dialogue between the political parties and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The dialogue lasted till 9pm from 2:30pm at state guesthouse Jamuna where major political parties joined.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dhaka, KL want stronger ties; next round of discussions on FTA soon</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the dialogue, Mahfuj said, the government sought proposals from the political parties and the current law and order situation was also discussed.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said there are six reform commissions in place and election preparation issues were discussed which will continue.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Responding to a question, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said there will be a consensus on reform programmes as the six reform commissions will submit their reports in December.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Timeline depends on that consensus," he said, adding that work towards election-centric preparations including Election Commission formation will go ahead simultaneously.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Elections, improving the law-and-order situation, rearranging public administration, and checking commodity prices were discussed in the dialogue.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Chief Adviser informed the political parties of his government's initiatives to address these concerns, and they all pledged to cooperate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>