Bangladesh interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul said on Thursday that Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, would make the final decision on the proposed referendum concerning the July Charter.
鈥楾here is sharp disagreement among political parties over the proposed referendum. The chief adviser will take the final call on the matter, and the decision is expected very soon,鈥� Nazrul stated.
He made the remarks during a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, following a meeting of the council of advisers chaired by the chief adviser at his Tejgaon office.
Nazrul expressed disappointment over the ongoing disagreements, despite 270 days of dialogue between the Consensus Commission and political parties.
鈥楨arlier, the debate centered around the content, but now it鈥檚 shifted to the referendum itself. Political parties are taking increasingly confrontational stances,鈥� he said.
He also questioned, 鈥業f any political party attempts to impose its decisions on the government alone, where is the spirit of July?鈥�
Nazrul reiterated that national elections are scheduled to take place in the first half of February.
