Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The interim government has issued an ordinance to hold a referendum alongside the 13th parliamentary election.

The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs's Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division promulgated the ordinance on Tuesday, after a special meeting of the Advisory Council at the Chief Advisor's Office approved it earlier in the day.

The ordinance states:

"Whereas, in order to ascertain whether the people approve the proposals relating to constitutional reforms contained in the July National Charter 2025, adopted to give effect to the sovereign will of the people as manifested through the mass uprising of July-August 2024, the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Orde...