July National Charter 2025

The ‘consensus’ fiasco: An experiment that shouldn't have failed

Two issues have now blocked progress in July charter implementation discussions

Tenure ends, full consensus still elusive

The tenure of National Consensus Commission expired yesterday, with NCP and four leftist parties yet to sign the July charter of reforms.

Is Bangladeshi cinema finally speaking of women's quiet revolution?

Films like Rickshaw Girl, Made in Bangladesh, Barir Naam Shahana, Priyo Maloti, and Saba portray women as workers, believers, caregivers, and artists—ordinary people navigating extraordinary pressures of life.

How the consensus commission jeopardises the July charter

Reforms imposed through coercion or technical manoeuvering never endure and such top-down reforms inevitably fail.

Consensus commission forcibly imposing recommendations: BNP

Fakhrul terms commission proposals as one-sided

Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future

Can the vision for 'New Bangladesh' ignore the poor, farmers, workers, youth, women, or employment and climate crises?

Constituent power and a pathway for implementing July Charter

July National Charter marks a key step toward democratic renewal.

News Analysis / Consensus to reform: Will this one stick?

Most of the political parties have signed the much-discussed and long-awaited July National Charter -- a landmark document towards reshaping Bangladesh’s democracy and its institutions.

July charter signed, NCP stays away

The event was marked by protests from a group calling itself July Warriors, who demanded formal recognition in the charter

October 20, 2025
October 20, 2025

Constituent power and a pathway for implementing July Charter

July National Charter marks a key step toward democratic renewal.

October 19, 2025
October 19, 2025

Consensus to reform: Will this one stick?

Most of the political parties have signed the much-discussed and long-awaited July National Charter -- a landmark document towards reshaping Bangladesh’s democracy and its institutions.

October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025

July charter signed, NCP stays away

The event was marked by protests from a group calling itself July Warriors, who demanded formal recognition in the charter

September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025

Is the reform drive being derailed?

Political parties must resolve disputes over July Charter implementation

August 29, 2025
August 29, 2025

A dangerous suggestion

No provision in the constitution should be outside the purview of the judiciary