Bangladesh, July 31 -- The National Consensus Commission says agreement has been reached on 62 of the 166 proposed reform measures during its first round of dialogue with political parties.

These agreed items were compiled into a list sent to participating parties on Wednesday.

Discussions on several of these topics continue into the second phase, including the structure of a proposed bicameral legislature and increasing the number of reserved seats for women to 100.

The commission began its work on Feb 15, following recommendations from six reform commissions formed under the interim government that took power after the Awami League was ousted through a student-led uprising.

According to the list, 30 parties backed the creation of a ...