Bangladesh, July 31 -- The BNP wants the July Charter of Reforms to be pushed through the next parliament, while Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) insist on a clear legal grounding for the document before signing it.

Political parties raised questions over the implementation framework of the draft charter during the final phase of the ongoing dialogue with the National Consensus Commission, which has engaged 30 political groups in its reform discussions.

Several parties, including the BNP and its allies, are now pressing to know on what legal foundation the July Charter would stand, or how it would be enforced.

The commission has yet to provide a definitive answer, even though consensus has already been reached on a ...