Dhaka, March 21 -- The National Consensus Commission has initiated discussions with political parties as part of its efforts to reconstitute the state and ensure a free, fair, and credible election scheduled for the end of the year.

On Thursday, the commission held its first round of talks with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at the LD Hall of the National Parliament Building.

The discussion, which began at 3:00 PM, saw LDP chief Oli Ahmed presenting the party's stance on the reform proposals.

Out of the 166-question spreadsheet sent by the commission to political parties, the LDP expressed agreement with 120 questions, disagreement with 42, partial agreement with 2, and found 2 to be unclear.

Oli Ahmed specifically criticized the ...