Gono Forum signs July Charter after initial reservations

The Gono Forum, led by Kamal Hossain, has signed the July National Charter, two days after refusing to do so at a ceremony held in the Parliament complex due to disagreements over constitutional wording. On Saturday, Gono Forum's acting president Subrata Chowdhury and General Secretary Mizanur Rahman signed the document on behalf of the party at the LD Hall of the National Parliament. On Friday, 24 political parties that had taken part in months-long dialogues convened by the National Consensus Commission signed the charter at the South Plaza of the Parliament building, in the presence of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. The charter emerged from reform demands raised by leaders of the July Uprising, who sought to capitalise on the momentum...