Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has cited the government's failure to establish a legal foundation or provide transparency about the implementation of the July National Charter for its refusal to sign the document.

At a media briefing at the party's office in Banglamotor on Saturday, NCP Convenor Nahid Islam said the ceremony had been organised "without ensuring the charter's legal validity or giving the public a clear understanding of its implementation process".

"The National Citizen Party refrained from signing the July Charter because no legal foundation was provided, no draft of the July Charter Implementation Order was published, and no comprehensive outline of its implementation process was presented to the nat...