Dhaka, July 21 -- National Consensus Commission Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz on Monday urged political parties to maintain their cooperation and reach decisions on key unresolved reform issues within the next 10 days, aiming to finalise the National Charter by the end of this month.

"We must take decisions within the next 10 days. Where consensus is possible, we will move forward together; where there are differences, they will remain there (for discussions)," he said while presiding over the 16th day of the second-round dialogue between the Commission and political parties at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

Prof Riaz said the Commission placed the issues (some 20 key reform issues) that are critical to restructuring the state. ...