Dhaka, July 30 -- The National Consensus Commission (NCC) has announced that it will now decide on the appointment of the chief adviser (CA) of the caretaker government as political parties have failed to reach a consensus on the selection process.

"Three-fourths of the political parties agreed to the commission's proposal on reforms to the caretaker government system. However, disagreements remain on certain aspects of the process," NCC Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz told reporters following a day-long dialogue held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday.

He said the NCC has submitted a revised and integrated proposal, based on the feedback received from various political parties during consultations on the caretaker gov...