Dhaka, May 26 -- Ali Riaz, vice-chair of the National Consensus Commission, has said that several key recommendations made by the Constitutional Reform Commission require more discussion to reach an agreement.

He pointed out that several significant issues in the proposals remained unresolved, including the framework for decentralising the judiciary, the appointment of the chief advisor to the caretaker government, the tenure of such a government, the formation of a National Constitutional Council (NCC), term limits for prime ministers, restrictions on MPs holding multiple roles, the process for electing the president, and the procedure for amending the constitution.

Noting areas of agreement, Riaz noted that most parties agreed not to ...