After a two-day break, the second phase of discussions between political parties and the National Consensus Commission resumed on Sunday morning.
Representatives from various political parties, including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, took part in the dialogue which began at 11:20am at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka with Professor Dr Ali Riaz, the Commission’s Vice President, in the chair.
According to the organisers, the session aims to conclude discussions left unfinished in earlier rounds.
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Alongside Ali Riaz and other members of the Consensus Commission are present at the talks.
They include Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, head of the Public Administration Reform Commission; Safar Raj Hossain, chief of the Police Reform Commission; Badiul Alam Majumdar, head of the Electoral Reform Commission; Justice Emdadul Haque, chief of the Judiciary Reform Commission; and Iftekharuzzaman, head of the Anti-Corruption Commission Reform body.
Despite the ongoing sessions, political parties have yet to reach a common ground on key issues such as the distribution of seats in a proposed Upper House of Parliament and the formation of a National Constitutional Council (NCC).