The interim government is likely to take up the issues of implementing the July Charter and fix the timing for the proposed referendum at the next advisory council meeting to be held on Thursday.
The likely move comes on the heel of the expiry of the seven-day period set by the government for the political parties to resolve the matter ended on Sunday without any success.
Several advisers and officials at the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office confirmed the development.
An emergency council meeting on November 2, chaired by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, urged the political parties to reach consensus in a week on the key aspects of the July Charter and the timing of the referendum.
The council had cautioned that should the parties fail to agree the government would move forward independently.
However, the week-long opportunity went in vein amid persistent political disagreements, underscoring the deep divisions in the country鈥檚 political landscape.
With the exception of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, most parties criticised the government鈥檚 directive to them to 鈥榞o and discuss鈥�, describing the instruction as politically inappropriate and procedurally flawed.
Although the Jamaat attempted to convene discussions among parties, the effort saw little traction.
Major political actors, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, declined to take part in such discussions, arguing that the government should have issued formal invitations.
The party further demanded that any dialogue process must guarantee that the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections would be held on schedule.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday at a meeting in Thakurgaon said that some educated individuals from the United States were coming and imposing issues such as a referendum and a charter on the people of Bangladesh.
He said that people did not understand the referendum or the July Charter 鈥� they simply wanted to vote.
The National Citizen Party also expressed dissatisfaction with the government鈥檚 approach, warning that the method of consultations had created a fresh stalemate and could escalate tensions.
NCP leaders maintained that the responsibility for initiating and facilitating meaningful dialogue lay with the government, not the political parties.
The Ganatantra Mancha聽 alliance echoed similar concerns, saying that disputes over implementing the July Charter and conducting a national referendum could not be resolved through street demonstrations or informal exchanges alone.
The alliance emphasised that the government must act proactively and frame a solution that reflects broad political consensus.
NCP member secretary Akter Hossen on Sunday urged the government not to shift the responsibility for implementing reforms onto the political parties.
He said the parties had already held discussions and the National Consensus Commission had reached a decision, adding that it should now be implemented without delay to resolve the political crisis and ensure public participation in the elections.
Urging the government further, Akhter said that the people wanted to see swift and effective steps to implement the July Charter.
Meanwhile, the Jamaat and seven other Islamic parties will hold a joint rally at Dhaka鈥檚 Paltan intersection on November 11, demanding the implementation of the July Charter and urging the government to announce the date for a referendum on the Charter by 10 November.
A preparatory meeting was held at the central office of Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Sunday to finalise arrangements for the previously declared joint movement.