July Charter: Proper implementation can free BD from its past: CA

Staff Reporter :

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh can liberate itself from the burdens of its past if the recommendations made by the National Consensus Commission for the implementation of the July National Charter are effectively carried out.

Speaking at the state guesthouse Jamuna on Tuesday while receiving the Commission’s recommendations, Yunus described the occasion as a “historic day” in the nation’s political transformation.

“It began with the uprising, then came the July Declaration and then the July Charter. Today marks another important milestone: the process of implementing the July Charter. This is a moment of historic change,” he said in his welcome address.

He stressed that the nation’s progress now depends on following the path laid out by the Commission. “If we can properly follow the process outlined by the Consensus Commission and move forward with the work, Bangladesh will be free from its past.

That is the essence — we want to be free from the past and engage in building a new Bangladesh. The implementation of this charter will show us the way forward,” Yunus said.

During the ceremony, National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz formally handed over the Commission’s recommendations on implementing the July Charter to the chief adviser. Other members of the Commission and several advisers of the interim government were also present.

Expressing gratitude to the Commission members, Yunus said, “I thank Professor Ali Riaz and his colleagues for their hard work and dedication in preparing these recommendations.”

The event marked a major step toward translating the July Charter — a document jointly endorsed by political parties following the August transition — into a roadmap for constitutional and institutional reform.