Dhaka, July 14 -- The 13th day of the second round of reform talks between the National Consensus Commission and political parties began on Monday, focusing on key constitutional issues.

The discussion began at 11:30am at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital with Commission's Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz in the chair.

Among the issues on Monday's agenda are the introduction of an Upper House and the future of reserved seats for women in Parliament.

Representatives from around 30 political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and the Nationalist Consensus Party (NCP), joined the dialogue to present their positions on the reform proposals.

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