Dhaka, July 27 -- Political parties have reached a consensus that no individual should serve as prime minister for more than 10 years,.

They also agreed in principle to the formation of an independent police commission aimed at ensuring accountability within the force, as per a report on bdnews24.com.

The National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz confirmed the development on Sunday after the 19th session of the second phase of dialogue with political parties to drive state reform initiatives.

"We agreed on one thing which was not mentioned earlier -- that the prime minister's tenure will be capped at 10 years," said Riaz.

"We will now include this in the charter. Are we all in agreement?" he asked.

Recalling a prior condit...