Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has warned that the much-anticipated July National Charter - hailed as a historic step toward rebuilding Bangladesh's democratic order - will amount to "public fraud and a farce with the nation" if it is not given legal status.
Speaking at an emergency press conference at the party's Dhaka office yesterday, NCP Convener Nahid Islam said the charter's ambition to reshape the Constitution requires more than political consensus - it demands constitutional legitimacy.
"For a document that seeks to amend or reinterpret the Constitution, legality is indispensable," Nahid said. "The July Charter must have a legal foundation to embody the sovereign will of the people. Without that, it will amount...