Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The National Consensus Commission is introducing major revisions to the draft of the July National Charter, incorporating feedback from political parties and granting the document unprecedented legal authority.

The new consolidated draft states that the Charter, formulated as an expression of the "universal will of the people," will take precedence over all existing laws or court rulings, with special constitutional provisions ensuring its supremacy.

According to commission sources, the draft explicitly states that if any word, clause, or principle of the Charter conflicts with the current Constitution or any other law, the Charter will prevail. It also proposes that the validity of the Charter cannot be challenged in ...