NCP leader Akhtar Hossain has demanded constitutional recognition of the July Declaration, stating that the interim government must take responsibility for implementing the July Charter and its proposed reforms. “Our martyrs gave their lives to free the people of Bangladesh from decades of deprivation,” he said. “Those who were injured in that struggle still bear the physical scars. We must honor their sacrifice.” He emphasized the need for institutional reforms to protect state institutions from partisan control, especially the judiciary and the policymaking processes at the Secretariat. Akhtar further noted that last year’s call from the Shaheed Minar to dismantle the fascist regime must be upheld through structural changes.