Dhaka, July 27 -- Political parties on Sunday reached a consensus over two reform proposals - one for not allowing anyone to serve as the Prime Minister for more than 10 years in life and another is for forming an independent police commission to ensure professionalism and accountability in the police force.

"We had reached a consensus on one matter but didn't announce it before. It's that the Prime Minister will not be allowed to serve more than 10 years in total," said Prof Ali Riaz, Vice Chair of the National Consensus Commission (NCC), during the 19th session of the second-round reform dialogue with the political parties at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

He said the Commission will include this - maximum tenure of a Pri...