Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The timing of the next national election will depend on the implementation of the "July Charter", which will be finalised based on consensus among political parties and civil society regarding reform commissions' reports, Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said.

He spoke to journalists outside the State Guest House Jamuna after the Judiciary Reform Commission and the Public Administration Reform Commission submitted their reports to Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.

Shafiqul said, "The charter's implementation will determine whether the election takes place within this December or by next July."

Yunus-led interim government formed a National Consensus Building Commission to bring political parties in alignmen...