Dhaka, June 25 -- The National Consensus Commission is holding discussions with political parties to reach an agreement on five issues, including the fundamental principles of the state and the structure of the National Constitutional Council (NCC).

The sixth day of the second round of the panel's discussions got under way at the Foreign Service Academy on Dhaka's Bailey Road at 11:30am on Wednesday.

At the start of the dialogue, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor (Consensus) Monir Haider said that today the commission will discuss the fundamental principles of the state, a possible bicameral parliament (with an election system for an upper house), the structure of the National Constitutional Council (NCC), the presidential election...