Bangladesh, July 31 -- National Consensus Commission Vice-Chair Ali Riaz believes the primary and fundamental responsibility for implementing the July Charter lies with political parties.

In his opening address on the 23rd day of the second phase of dialogues with political parties held at the Foreign Service Academy on Thursday morning, he said: "If needed, the Consensus Commission will convene all stakeholders for discussions with political parties to establish a concrete implementation process."

The agenda for Thursday's talks included provisions related to the appointment of the Public Service Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission, comptroller and auditor general, and ombudsman; the structure of the upper house, method of selecting...