Consensus Commission recommends holding referendum before or the day of nat'l polls

The National Consensus Commission has recommended holding the referendum before the upcoming national elections or on the day of the polls and has urged the government to contact the Election Commission (EC) in this regard soon. 

Commission's Vice Chairman Professor Dr Ali Riaz said this at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday afternoon. 

Earlier, the commission submitted recommendations outlining the process for implementing the July National Charter to the interim government. 

Commission members led by Professor Dr Ali Riaz handed over the recommendations to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here this noon, said CA's press wing.