Dhaka, June 23 -- A total of 27 political parties have supported a proposal to limit an individual's tenure as prime minister to a maximum of 10 years, while three parties, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have opposed the idea.

After a dialogue with political parties in the second phase of reform talks on Sunday, Vice-President of the National Consensus Commission Ali Riaz said most parties had reached near consensus on limiting the prime ministerial term.

"After extensive discussions, we reached a clear position: no individual should serve as prime minister for more than 10 years," he said. "While we are not yet at full consensus, only three parties have expressed dissent and said they would revisit the issue within t...