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Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus, along with representatives from 25 political parties and alliances, on Friday evening signed the National July Charter 2025, a landmark document aimed at establishing national consensus and democratic reform in Bangladesh.Photography prints
The signing ceremony took place at 5:00 PM with members of National Consensus Commission, including its Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz, also endorsing the charter.
On behalf of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and National Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher and Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna and General Secretary Shahidullah Kaiser, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Dr. Redwan Ahmed and Presidium Member Dr. Neamul Bashir, Khilafat Majlis Ameer Maulana Abdul Basit Azad and Secretary General Dr. Ahmad Abdul Kader, Rashtra Sanskar Andolon Chief Coordinator Hasnat Kayum and Media Coordinator Syed Hasibuddin Hossain, Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) Chairman Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Bhuiyan Monju and General Secretary Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad, National Democratic Movement (NDM) Chairman Bobby Hajjaj and Secretary General Mominul Amin, Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Yusuf Ashraf and Secretary General Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmed, Gonosonghoti Andolon Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki and Executive Coordinator Abul Hasan Rubel, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) General Secretary Shahid Uddin Mahmud Swapan and Senior Vice President Tania Rob, Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) President Nurul Haque Nur and General Secretary Md. Rashed Khan, Revolutionary Workers Party General Secretary Saiful Haque and Political Council Member Bahnisikha Jamali, Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote Coordinator and NPP Chairman Dr. Fariduzzaman Farhad and Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) President Freedom Fighter Khandaker Lutfur Rahman, 12-Party Alliance Spokesperson and Bangladesh LDP Chairman Shahadat Hossain Selim, Islami Andolon Bangladesh Presidium Member Professor Ashraf Ali Akon and Senior Joint Secretary General Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman, Gano Forum Acting President and Freedom Fighter Senior Advocate Subrata Chowdhury and General Secretary Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Zaker Party Vice Chairman Shahidul Islam Bhuiya and Joint General Secretary Jahirul Hasan Sheikh, Jatiya Ganofront Coordinator Aminul Haque Tipu Biswas, and Central Committee Member Manjurul Arefin Litu Biswas, Bangladesh Nezam-e-Islam Party Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Abdul Majed Athari and Secretary General Maulana Musa Bin Izhar, Bangladesh Labour Party Chairman Dr. Mostafizur Rahman Iran and Acting Secretary General Khandaker Mirajul Islam, Bhasani Janashakti Party Chairman Freedom Fighter Sheikh Rafiqul Islam (Bablu) and Secretary General Dr. Mohammad Abu Yusuf (Selim), Jamiate Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh Vice President Maulana Abdur Rab Yusufy, and Secretary General Maulana Manjurul Islam Afendi, Islami Oikya Jote Chairman Maulana Abdul Kader and Secretary General Mufti Sakhawat Hossain Raji, Amjanatar Dal President Colonel Miah Moshiuzzaman (Retd) and General Secretary Md. Tariq Rahman, were also among the signatories.
However, several left-leaning and centrist parties — including the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesh Socialist Party (BSD), BSD (Marxist), and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) — abstained from signing the charter.
The event began at 4:37 PM with the national anthem, attended by members of the Advisory Council and foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka. Chief Adviser Dr Yunus arrived around 4:30 p.m., accompanied by Law Adviser Asif Nazrul, Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, and Vice Chairman of the Commission Ali Riaz.
Although scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM, the event was briefly delayed following a clash between police and a group identifying themselves as “July Fighters,” who had occupied the venue earlier in the day. The situation escalated into brick-throwing and arson, prompting police to use batons to disperse the group. A brief spell of rain further disrupted the scene but was quickly brought under control by security forces.
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam posted on his verified Facebook account at 2:58 PM, saying the ceremony might begin slightly late due to adverse weather conditions but assured that “everything is proceeding as planned” and that “a historic new chapter in our national journey is about to begin.”
Advisers present at the ceremony included Education Adviser C R Abrar, Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk-i-Azam, Energy Adviser Muhammad Faozul Kabir Khan, and Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Faiz Ahmed Taiyyeb.