Senior lawyer Shishir Monir said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) decision to repeal several important ordinances goes against the public interest. He expressed his remarks on Saturday at a roundtable discussion titled ‘Implementation of the July Charter’ organized by Nexus for Defense and Justice at the National Press Club.

Monir questioned why the BNP was withdrawing from the reform process, saying it was difficult to understand their reasoning. He emphasized that the people had already given their historic verdict through a referendum, and there was no scope for manipulation of that decision. He argued that if government or constitutional institutions publish their audit reports online for public access, there should be no objection from the authorities.

He further stated that citizens have the right to know how much money is spent in the Supreme Court and in elections. Monir warned that declaring all ordinances void while expecting the public to remain passive would not be acceptable in the country.