Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Several left-leaning political parties that did not sign the July National Charter have labelled the referendum proposed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus as "unnecessary and extra-constitutional".

Immediately following Yunus's address to the nation on Thursday, these parties expressed opposition to the plans outlined in the July Charter, which included holding a referendum and the next parliamentary polls on the same day in February.

The announcement came after Yunus addressed the nation and the July Charter implementation order was issued with the approval of the Advisory Council and President Md Sahabuddin.

The order contains instructions regarding both the referendum and constitutional reform processes.

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