Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to file a compensation lawsuit against the government and the National Consensus Commission if the proposed "July Charter" is not granted a clear legal foundation before implementation.

"We believe relying on promises alone won't suffice. Without a legal basis, this charter is meaningless," said Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, speaking to reporters on Wednesday during the lunch break on the 23rd day of the ongoing dialogue at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka. Taher warned that the party would take legal recourse if the charter the product of nearly a month of political dialogue among parties - remains an unenforceable political document. "We wi...