Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the Chief Adviser has violated the July National Charter through his outlines on the implementation of the charter in his speech to the nation.

"The Chief Adviser himself signed the July Charter. In his speech, he violated the charter by including matters beyond the signed charter and adding new elements that were not mentioned in it," he told UNB giving his initial reaction to Prof Yunus' address to the nation.

"If we analyse his speech alongside the signed charter, we will see that he has grossly breached it. That is all I want to say for now," the BNP leader added.

Meanwhile, an urgent meeting of the BNP Standing Committee has been called for Thursday ...