Dhaka, April 22 -- The BNP has sought the inclusion of "at least two-three of the most senior judges" in the process of appointing chief justice instead of automatically preferring the senior-most judge of the Appellate Division.

Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the party's Standing Committee, said this during a break in a meeting with the National Consensus Commission on Tuesday.

He said, "Their (Consensus Commission) proposal was that the senior-most of the Appellate Division should be the next chief justice."

"Our suggested there should be at least one option in this case. At least two to three of the senior-most judges should be included in the options."

The BNP's proposal had not yet been accepted, and discussions were under way, sa...