, June 17 -- Four out of the 50 parliamentary standing committees in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad will be chaired by members of the opposition, said BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday.

Talking to reporters during a lunch break in the second phase of discussions with the National Consensus Commission at the Foreign Service Academy on Tuesday, Salahuddin said all political parties have reached an agreement on the allocation of four significant committee chairmanships to the opposition.

"These are the Public Accounts Committee, Privileges Committee, Estimation Committee and Public Undertakings Committee. Everyone in the commission's meeting agreed on this proposal," he said.

Regarding the remaining committees, Salahu...