{"id":23857,"date":"2025-10-17T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=23857"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:04:00","slug":"bd-parties-sign-ambitious-reform-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=23857","title":{"rendered":"BD parties sign ambitious reform agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bangladesh’s ambitious “July Charter” for state reform, drafted after last year’s deadly student-led uprising, was backed by the majority of political parties on Friday, but a signing ceremony was marred by street violence and boycotted by a key group.<\/p>\n

The charter \u2013 described by the head of the country’s interim government as the birth of a new Bangladesh \u2013 seeks to reshape the country’s politics and institutions and give constitutional recognition to the 2024 uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina, a long-time prime minister, to flee to India.<\/p>\n

Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government, said the signing of the charter marked a major step toward restoring political order and preparing for national elections scheduled for February 2026.<\/p>\n

The National Citizens Party, formed by the leaders of last year’s movement and four left-leaning parties, did not attend the signing ceremony. The NCP said it stayed away due to the lack of a legal framework or binding guarantee for implementing the commitments made in the charter.<\/p>\n

The day’s events were earlier marred by clashes outside the venue, where families of those killed and injured during the 2024 uprising were staging a protest. Police used batons, tear gas, and stun grenades to disperse the demonstrators, leaving several injured, witnesses said.<\/p>\n

The National Consensus Commission announced a last-minute amendment to the charter on Friday, describing it as an “urgent revision” made in response to the demands of those who took part in the 2024 uprising.<\/p>\n

Among those signing the document on Friday were members of former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Jamaat-e-Islami party and several centrist and regional groups that have expressed support for the reform process.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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