Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday rejected Jamaat-e-Islami's proposal to give the July National Charter constitutional recognition through an executive order, saying that a state cannot be governed by emotion.

"Some are suggesting that the Chief Adviser can now enact a law or issue an order reflecting the people's aspirations expressed during the July uprising. That's a revolutionary and emotional statement. But a state doesn't run on emotions-it runs according to laws, rules, and regulations," he said at a seminar.

Salahuddin said he had heard on Wednesday that the "National Charter" could be issued through an extra-constitutional order and that the Chief Adviser possessed the authority to do ...