Dhaka, July 31 -- The National Consensus Commission (NCC) on Thursday announced decisions on several important reform issues including appointment of the caretaker government chief, formation of a 100-member Upper House through proportional representation (PR) amid opposition from BNP and several other parties, while political consensus was achieved over the presidential election through a secret ballot of the members of both houses of parliament.

The NCC took the decisions at the last day's session of the second-round dialogues with political parties in the city's Foreign Service Academy.

Other issues decided by the Commission based on support from most political parties include the fundamental principles of the State, expansion of fun...