Dhaka, May 6 -- National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz on Tuesday said the second phase of dialogue aimed at preparing a National Charter will begin soon after May 15.

"The first phase of discussions will conclude by May 15. After that, we will be able to enter the second phase, which will begin soon," he said while presiding over a discussion with the National Citizen Party (NCP) at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

A four-member NCP delegation, led by its member secretary Akhtar Hossain, joined the talks with the National Consensus Commission for the second day.

At the outset of the discussion, the NCP submitted the outlines for fundamental reforms to the National Consensus Commission. Akhtar Hossain handed...