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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has cautioned that any decision taken by the interim government beyond the scope of the July National Charter will be the government's sole liability.
Addressing an emergency press briefing on Tuesday, BNP standing committee members said the party and other signatories to the charter would not be bound by any government decision that fell outside the agreed framework.
"In such a case, the full responsibility will rest with the government," said BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, urging the authorities to act prudently and avoid any deviation from the signed accord.
The July National Charter-finalised after nearly a year of negotiations among major political parties-was formally signed on October 17.
Mr Hossain criticised recent remarks made by some advisers to the interim government, saying their statements contradicted the consensus achieved through the charter.
He reaffirmed that the BNP remained fully committed to the accord and expected the government to honour its provisions.
The BNP standing committee, chaired by acting chairman Tarique Rahman, met on Monday night to review the political situation and examine the legal aspects of implementing the charter.
The discussion included recommendations from the National Consensus Commission, which has facilitated dialogue among political parties over the past one year.
The meeting concluded with a renewed pledge to uphold and implement the charter in line with the Constitution and national laws.
At the press conference, standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed described the signing of the July National Charter as a "historic event," noting that it included several "notes of dissent" from participating parties.
He explained that any party incorporating such notes in its election manifesto and securing public support would be entitled to implement them.
Mr Ahmed said the BNP agreed on this point, adding that the government's recent recommendations-based on the Commission's proposals-had omitted the dissenting notes entirely.
Instead, the Commission prepared a 48-point schedule of proposals and recommended holding a national referendum on them.
He reiterated that the parties had agreed, in the interest of national unity, to hold the referendum alongside the upcoming parliamentary elections to seek the people's consent on the July Accord-a position to which the BNP remained committed.
Mr Ahmed alleged that certain political groups were now raising "unreasonable new issues" and launching movements going outside the framework of the signed charter.
"Any decision by the government beyond the charter's provisions will neither be accepted by nor be the responsibility of the signatory parties," he warned.
He further expressed concerns over the government's reported plan to issue presidential orders to implement parts of the charter, noting that the country's Constitution contains no provision granting such authority.
Mr Hossain also alleged that some groups unable to contest the upcoming elections were "conspiring to incite unrest" in the country. "Their aim is to destabilise the situation in different ways," he said.
The briefing was attended by senior BNP leaders including Mirza Abbas, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, and Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.
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