Dhaka, June 26 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has formally supported a constitutional provision to limit the tenure of a prime minister to a maximum of 10 years over a lifetime. This decision marks a significant development in the ongoing political reform talks and was approved at a BNP Standing Committee meeting held on Tuesday night, chaired virtually by Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman from London.

Party insiders say the endorsement reflects BNP's commitment to institutionalising democracy and preventing prolonged monopolisation of executive power.

The meeting took place at the BNP Chairperson's political office in Gulshan.

Confirming the party's position, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed reiterated the suppor...