Dhaka, June 18 -- Political parties in Bangladesh have reached a broad consensus to double the number of reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad from 50 to 100, and to amend Article 70 of the Constitution, according to senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.
Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday - held during a lunch break in the second phase of the National Consensus Commission's dialogue - Salahuddin confirmed that all participating parties support the proposal to increase women's representation in Parliament. "There is unanimous agreement to raise the number of women's seats to 100," he said. "Discussions are ongoing regarding the election mechanism for these seats."
On the contentious issue of Article 70, Salahuddin stated that p...