Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam told Parliament that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has turned the July Charter into a document of endless deception. Speaking during the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President’s address on Thursday afternoon, he said BNP had corrupted the charter by turning it into a party manifesto and called for the immediate formation of a constitutional reform council. He added that the opposition would not act against the government’s prescribed course.

Nahid Islam also questioned in Parliament why no case had been filed over the assault on members of the Dhaka University Journalists’ Association, allegedly by activists of the BNP’s student wing. He demanded an explanation from the Home Minister, noting that two elected representatives of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union were attacked inside a police station. He emphasized the association’s role in democratic movements within the university and the country.

He further stated that the Liberation War remains the foundation of the nation and that disputes over it should end so the country can move forward beyond divisive politics.