Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday described the ‘July National Charter 2025’ as a great binding social contract between the people and political parties, saying no party would dare to defy it as it has evolved through a transparent national dialogue and must be implemented by the next parliament.
“Would any political party dare to break this? Would any party take that risk? I don’t think there could be a bigger consensus, memorandum of understanding, or social contact or agreement than this. It is a contract between the nation, the people, the political parties, and all stakeholders. And I firmly believe the only place to implement this is the National Parliament,” Salahuddin told reporters during a tea break at the 22nd session of the second-round dialogues hosted by the National Consensus Commission (NCC) at the Foreign Service Academy.
He made the remarks when asked about BNP’s position on the demand raised by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) for a legal framework to ensure immediate implementation of the charter.
“Some are saying this should be a legal document. But I would say this entire process — involving many political parties in long, transparent, live-broadcasted discussions — is like an open court trial. The nation has seen who said what. Now when a charter is prepared with signatures from the chief adviser, heads of reform commissions, members of the NCC, national leaders, and representatives of all parties — and it gets published online and in newspapers — can any party dare to break it? I don’t think so,” Salahuddin said.
July Charter a social contract, no party to break this agreement: Salahuddin
Banglapress
Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday described the ‘July National Charter 2025’ as a great binding social contract between the people and political parties, saying no party would dare to defy it as it has evolved through a transparent national dialogue and must be implemented by the next parliament.
“Would any political party dare to break this? Would any party take that risk? I don’t think there could be a bigger consensus, memorandum of understanding, or social contact or agreement than this. It is a contract between the nation, the people, the political parties, and all stakeholders. And I firmly believe the only place to implement this is the National Parliament,” Salahuddin told reporters during a tea break at the 22nd session of the second-round dialogues hosted by the National Consensus Commission (NCC) at the Foreign Service Academy.
He made the remarks when asked about BNP’s position on the demand raised by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) for a legal framework to ensure immediate implementation of the charter.
“Some are saying this should be a legal document. But I would say this entire process — involving many political parties in long, transparent, live-broadcasted discussions — is like an open court trial. The nation has seen who said what. Now when a charter is prepared with signatures from the chief adviser, heads of reform commissions, members of the NCC, national leaders, and representatives of all parties — and it gets published online and in newspapers — can any party dare to break it? I don’t think so,” Salahuddin said.
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