Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has urged chief adviser to the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, to formally issue the order implementing the July National Charter, calling it a crucial step toward establishing the legal and moral foundation for Bangladesh's political transition.

Speaking at a discussion event marking the launch of the University Teachers' Forum (UTF) at the Poet Shamsur Rahman Auditorium of the Bangla Academy on Friday afternoon, Nahid said there should be "no note of dissent" in the July Charter, as it embodies the consensus achieved through the mass uprising earlier this year.

"There will be no note of dissent in the July Charter," Nahid declared. "Whatever consensus has...