If parties fail to form a united stance, govt will act independently, law adviser says

Nahid demands its official publication

The tenure of National Consensus Commission expired yesterday, with NCP and four leftist parties yet to sign the July charter of reforms.

Some legal experts have strongly opposed the National Consensus Commission’s recommendation that constitutional reforms in the July charter be automatically incorporated into the constitution if these are not implemented within a 270-day timeframe.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has urged the government to issue the implementation order for the July National Charter by today.

The deepening rift among political parties over how to implement the July charter poses a challenge for the interim government, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said yesterday.

Method of implementing July Charter will be decided as well, he says

Yunus must ensure reforms and a fair election or take responsibility, he says

Urges govt to promulgate order, hold referendum on 48 proposed reforms

The consensus commission will submit its recommendations on implementation of the July charter today, with a proposal that some parts of the constitutional reforms may take immediate effect upon issuance of the July charter implementation order.

The National Consensus Commission is working on a special order that would authorise a referendum on implementing the just-signed July National Charter.

Most of the political parties have signed the much-discussed and long-awaited July National Charter -- a landmark document towards reshaping Bangladesh’s democracy and its institutions.

The government and the consensus commission have continued active engagement with the National Citizen Party in an effort to persuade it to sign the July Charter.

Most of the political parties have signed the much-discussed and long-awaited July National Charter

Facing various forms of harassment, they say

The event was marked by protests from a group calling itself July Warriors, who demanded formal recognition in the charter

The National Consensus Commission yesterday made last-minute changes to the July charter, retaining the Proclamation of Independence in the constitution and adding provisions for legal indemnity for July uprising activists.

NCP, Gonoforum, and four leftist parties refrain from signing

Urges all not to deviate from the charter

Programme being held at National Parliament