Dhaka, July 31 -- The National Consensus Commission (NCC) on Wednesday started its last (23rd) day discussion of the 2nd round dialogues with political parties to reach decisions on several important reform issues including the appointment process in some important institutions.

The session began at 11:40pm with NCC vice chair Prof Ali Riaz presiding at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

Some 30 political parties including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party-NCP are taking part in the talks to present their respective positions on the proposed reforms.

Several important reform issues including the President's responsibility and authority, and the appointment process of four...