Dhaka, May 3 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) convener and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam on Sunday declared the first session of the national parliament 'a failure', saying the government sidelined reform discussions in favour of running the house on its own terms, betraying the core spirit of the July Uprising.

"The first session was supposed to deliberate on how the various reform proposals would be implemented. Instead, the government conducted parliament as it pleased. If this continues, taking to the streets with the people will be our only option," Nahid said at the closing session of NCP's national convention on 'Energy, Economy, Human Rights, Reform and Referendum' at the Diploma Engineers Institute in Kakrail.

Reflecting on ...