State Minister for Land and Hill Tracts Affairs Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin said opposition parties do not want to implement the July Charter in practice and merely speak about it publicly. He said the government has taken effective steps to carry out the charter’s reform proposals. Helal made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon at a discussion at Chittagong University’s Faculty of Social Sciences auditorium marking July Mass Uprising Day 2026.

He said all political parties except one signed the National July Charter at the South Plaza of the National Parliament on October 17, 2025. According to Helal, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman MP announced that the charter would be fully implemented, including notes of dissent. He said a 17-member constitutional amendment committee had been formed to advance necessary reforms based on the charter’s proposals.

The committee held its first meeting on August 4 under the home minister’s chairmanship, Helal said. He added that decisions on constitutional reforms would follow discussions with all stakeholders. Seven seats on the committee are held for BNP lawmakers, five for other parliamentary parties and five allocated to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, he said. Helal alleged Jamaat sought time and later did not submit member names.