The 15th day of second-round reform talks between the National Consensus Commission and political parties began on Sunday morning to discuss several constitutional issues.
The discussion began at around 11:20am at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital with Commission’s vice chairperson Professor Ali Riaz as the chair, reports UNB.
Several important reform issues, including the caretaker government and the more than one posts held by the PM are scheduled to be discussed in Sunday’s dialogue.
Some 30 political parties, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) are taking part in the talks to present their respective positions on the proposed reforms.
The Consensus Commission aims to finalise a unified stance on key reform proposals by July 31 after completing discussions on nearly 20 major constitutional issues during the ongoing second-round dialogue.
On June 2, Chief Adviser and Commission Chairman Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the second round of dialogues.
Formed on February 15, 2025, under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus, the Commission was tasked with forging a unified national stance on crucial state reforms.
The Commission held its first round of talks between March 20 and May 19, engaging with 33 political parties and alliances.