The Islamist party Khelafat Majlis has raised strong objections over the alleged appointment of a gay individual as the new UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, claiming it poses a threat to the country’s religious values and social harmony. In its monthly executive meeting, the party also demanded finalization of the "July Charter" within this month and stressed the need for a thorough investigation into past human rights violations under authoritarian rule. Expressing concern over UN efforts to promote LGBT rights and what they termed “moral decay,” they called for constitutional safeguards to protect majority religious values and urged reforms to curb the influence of money and muscle power in elections.