Dumuria: Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and former parliament member Mia Golam Parwar today stated that the legal basis for the July Charter must be finalised through a referendum in November. He emphasized that the country is progressing positively with the July Charter, which aims to ensure a balance of power and prevent future authoritarian rule.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Parwar, speaking as the chief guest at a polling centre representatives’ conference in Dumuria upazila’s Shahpur area, highlighted the importance of the July Charter in guaranteeing a transparent, neutral, and acceptable election. He explained that the Charter seeks to establish a balance between the powers of the Prime Minister and the President.
He further mentioned that the government had previously established six commissions and proposed several reforms concerning public administration, judiciary, electoral systems, and the Anti-Corruption Commission. Parwar stressed the necessity for the government to provide the July Charter with legal status through a national referendum in November to legitimize the upcoming election.
Parwar added, “We have urged the Chief Adviser and the Consensus Commission to finalize the legal foundation of the Charter through the upcoming referendum, on which the future government will build a new Bangladesh.”
The event was presided over by Dumuria upazila Jamaat Ameer Maulana Moktar Hossain, with acting secretary Abdur Rashid Biswas conducting it. Among others in attendance were Khulna district Jamaat secretary Munshi Mizanur Rahman, assistant secretary Prof Mia Golam Kuddus, district executive council member Prof Golam Mostafa Al Mujahid, Shibir president Yusuf Fakir, and upazila Naeb-e-Ameer Gazi Saifullah.