Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- In Bangladesh, 25 political parties, including BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, on Friday signed the "July National Charter 2025" with the aim of carrying out post-uprising reforms.

The National Citizen Party (NCP), a new student-led political party in Bangladesh, did not sign due to a lack of an implementation roadmap.

The charter was signed in a grand ceremony at the south plaza of the Bangladesh parliament building in the capital, Dhaka. The country's interim government's chief, Muhammad Yunus, was present at the ceremony.

Outside the event, some young people who participated in the July movement protested. They felt that the Charter had not met their expectation. Law enforcement forces dispersed the protesters by lathi ch...