The interim government has urged the political parties concerned to reach a consensus in a week on the reform proposals submitted by the National Consensus Commission under the July Charter.
The government also expressed concern over continued differences among the major parties on key issues, including the timing and issue of a proposed national referendum.
Major parties on govt call
- BNP says timeframe no issue, no scope to move beyond signed document
- Jamaat urges BNP to engage in constructive talks, Yunus to act as referee
- NCP blames govt for shifting responsibility to parties, calls for govt action on charter implementation
- Ganatantra Mancha says parties should take initiative for charter implementation, Consensus Commission must share accountability
The government call and concern came at an advisory council emergency meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair on Monday.
It was decided in the meeting that the government would move forward on its own if the political parties failed to reach a unified decision on the July Charter and the implementation of its reform recommendations.
In response, political parties expressed mixed reactions.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said that all parties must act within the framework of the consensus that had already been reached and signed 聽regarding the July National Charter.
It added that there was no scope to move beyond that agreed understanding.
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, however, welcomed the government call on the parties to reach a consensus within a week, saying that the government should act as the referee in the process.
The National Citizen Party slammed the government for shifting responsibility to political parties and accused certain quarters within it of attempting to sabotage the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections.
The party urged the interim government to take direct responsibility for implementing the charter, saying that it should issue a reform of constitution order itself.
The advisory council meeting, held at the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office at Tejgaon, Dhaka, observed that despite extensive discussions the parties were yet to reach a full agreement on several reform proposals.
Following the meeting, law adviser Asif Nazrul told reporters that the council had stressed that there was 鈥榥o scope for delay under the present circumstances鈥�.
He called on the political parties 鈥� particularly the long-standing allies of the anti-fascist movement 鈥� to hold talks among themselves and present a unified position to the government.
鈥楾he government has already done its part through the Consensus Commission,鈥� Asif Nazrul said.
It is now up to the political parties to engage in a dialogue and provide a clear and collective direction within a week, he said.
He clarified that the government had not issued an ultimatum but had encouraged constructive engagement to facilitate timely decisions on the reform and referendum agenda.
Nazrul also reaffirmed the government鈥檚 commitment to holding the next JS elections in the first half of February 2026, describing the implementation of the July Charter as a national priority.
The cabinet meeting came at a time when major parties, including the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami, remained divided over both state reforms and the implementation process of the July National Charter 2025.
The BNP has been pressing for the national elections and the referendum on the July Charter to be held on the same day, while the Jamaat has been advocating for the referendum to take place by November.
The NCP, which had refrained from signing the July Charter, said that it would endorse the document only after the government published the proposed July National Charter (Reform of Constitution) Implementation Order 2025 for public scrutiny.
Regarding the advisory council鈥檚 call to resolve the differences within the Reform Commission in one week, BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury told 抖阴精品 that that the timeframe 鈥攐ne week, one month or one year鈥� was not the main issue.
He said that consensus had already been established through signing the July Charter and there was no scope to move beyond that agreed understanding.
Amir Khasru further said that all political parties must act within the consensus already reached regarding the reforms presented by the National Consensus Commission.
He said that differences of opinion were natural, stressing that the agreed consensus must remain the foundation for all actions to move forward.
Jamaat nayeb-e-amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, on the other hand, welcomed the advisory council proposal calling on the political parties to decide how the July Charter should be implemented.
鈥榃e have already urged the BNP leaders to sit in a dialogue on how the differences over the charter can be resolved,鈥� he said.
Taher also said that chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus should act as the referee in resolving the crisis over the implementation of the July Charter.
National Citizen Party member secretary Akhter Hossen on Monday called on the interim government to take direct responsibility for implementing the July National Charter, saying it should issue the Reform of Constitution Order itself.
Speaking at a press conference at the party鈥檚 central office at Banglamotor, Dhaka, he criticised the government for shifting responsibility to political parties and accused certain quarters within it of attempting to sabotage the upcoming national elections.
Akhter said that the interim government must act immediately to implement the July Charter, warning that the people would not tolerate any effort to derail the election process.
Ganatantra Mancha leader and Ganosamhati Andolan chief coordinator Zonayed Saki told 抖阴精品 that the political parties would take the initiative to resolve the process of implementing the July Charter without delay.
He said that the problem had been created by the National Consensus Commission, and therefore, it must also take responsibility for implementing the charter.
