Dhaka, June 18 -- Leaders from the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Gono Forum have walked out of the National Consensus Comission's dialogue, accusing organisers of "partiality and denying them a chance to speak".

They, however, returned to the session following the intervention of commission members.

The incident took place during the third day of discussions under the second phase of talks at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Around 30 political parties, including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, attended the session.

Around 3:45pm, Gono Forum General Secretary Mizanur Rahman exited the venue, declaring a "boycott".

"What kind of dialogue is this? Who are we even supposed to talk to? They're doing whatever they...