Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The National Consensus Commission has sent the final draft of the July National Charter to political parties, dropping the earlier proposed timeline for implementing reforms and leaving the issue open-ended.

The political parties have been asked to inform their opinions over the final draft by August 20 next.

In its preliminary draft released on July 28, the Commission had proposed that political parties pledge to complete all reforms within two years of forming the next government.

But the final draft states that any recommendations deemed 'immediately implementable' must be carried out by the interim government and relevant authorities through prompt, effective and appropriate measures before the election.

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