A total of 25 political parties, including BNP and Jamaat, signed the 'Historic July Charter' during a ceremony held on Friday at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, but the National Citizen Party (NCP) and 4 leftist parties boycotted the event.

Presided over by the chief adviser with the participation of leaders of 25 political parties, the ceremony began at 4.25 pm through a ceremonial parade. Then, the national anthem was sung in chorus.

Commission Members Justice Md. Emdadul Haque, Safar Raj Hossain, Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, and Dr. Md. Ayub Mia were present at the ceremony conducted by the Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant, Monir Haidar.

At 5:05 pm, two representatives from each political party, along with the Commission’s Vice-Chairman and members, signed the charter.

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 Head and Jatiya Party Chairman Mostafa Jamal Haider and 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 present.

Advisers of the interim government, representatives of various political parties, senior officers of the armed forces, senior journalists, lawyers, teachers from different educational institutions, as well as distinguished guests from home and abroad were present.

The NCP said it stayed away due to the lack of a legal framework or binding guarantee for implementing the commitments made in the charter.

"The signing of the July Charter by a few political parties does not constitute national unity," NCP convener Nahid Islam said.

Four left-leaning political parties those did not participated- are the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD), BSD (Marxist), and Bangladesh JASAD.

The event concluded with the screening of a short documentary on enforced disappearances, killings and Shapla Massacre taken place during the last 16 years of fascist rule.

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