Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Asst. Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad yesterday said the forthcoming national election will only be free, fair, and acceptable if it is conducted on the framework of the July Charter.

Speaking at a meeting of the National Consensus Commission at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, Azad proposed two possible mechanisms for implementing the charter: through a Provisional Constitutional Order or by holding a referendum.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus attended the meeting, where much of the discussion revolved around the process of embedding the July Charter into the nation's political and legal framework. "If political parties fail to reach an agreement, people should decide through a refe...