Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The National Consensus Commission has announced changes to the fifth clause of the July Charter just before the signing ceremony.

The "urgent amendment" was made in response to the demands of the July fighters, a press release from the commission said.

The amendment was read out by the commission's Vice Chairman Ali Riaz to the July fighters protesting at the South Plaza of the National Parliament on Friday.

The revised fifth clause states, "I will ensure that all the victims of disappearances, murders and torture during the 16-years of anti-fascist struggle against the Awami League in Bangladesh before the mass uprising and all the murders committed by some members of the fascist Awami League and its allied law enfor...