The second phase of talks between the National Consensus Commission and the political parties began at Foreign Service Academy on Bayley Road in the capital on Monday.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party, National Citizen Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, among others, are participating in the talks, which began at around 4:50pm.
Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is holding the all party meeting at聽 a time when the BNP has been pressing for the national election by this December while the interim government has remained adamant to hold the polls between December this year and June next year.
Earlier, the chief adviser held meetings with different political parties in phases during May 24-25 to address the crises.
During the meetings, political parties expressed support for the chief adviser but held firm to their own demands.
Earlier, the first round of discussions between the NCC, headed by the chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, and the political parties concluded on May 19.
The NCC, during the first-round talks that started on March 20, held a series of meetings with political parties to build a national consensus on state reforms.
The NCC has been working since February 15 to finalise its recommendations for state reform initiatives taken by the interim government.
The BNP pushed for the national election by December this year while the Jamaat and the NCP called for reforms, visible progress in the trial of July perpetrators, and then the election as per the timeline announced by the government.
Other political parties also demanded a clear road map for the next national election, a charter for consensus-based reforms, and ensuring visible progress in the trial.