Nahid wants consensus on two reforms to make ‘July Charter’ 

Establishing the upper house of the parliament through the PR system and forming a constitutional committee for impartial appointments to important state institutions, National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has said that making the ‘July Charter’ is possible only if a political consensus is formed on these two reforms. 

He said, “Reforms will not be obstructed for those who understand PR and those who do not.” 

He made the comments while addressing the NCP  rally in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday (July 19) afternoon. 

“During the previous government's tenure, Cox's Bazar had become a sanctuary of the terrorists and drug abuse. Just as Narayanganj had a godfather, Cox's Bazar also had a godfather. Sheikh Hasina was a godfather and under her, there were small godfathers all over Bangladesh. We have put an end to that godfather system. We will not allow a new godfather to emerge again,” he said.

Stating that the Rohingya issue has been considered a problem in Bangladesh for long, he said, "We have sympathy for the Rohingya people. They have been left without rights and statelessness. But the solution is not that Bangladesh will take responsibility for them years after years," he said.

“While taking responsibility for the Rohingya, we must also be aware that we are doing injustice to the people of Cox's Bazar. We must take immediate measures to ensure that the security, law and order of the people of Cox's Bazar are not disrupted," he said.

Nahid urged the interim government and the world community to resolve the Rohingya issue quickly by making arrangements for safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar.

NCP leaders Akhtar Hossain, Hasnat Abdullah, Nasir Uddin Patwari, Dr. Tasnim Zara and SM Shuja Uddin spoke on the occasion, among others.

Earlier, the march started at 1 pm from the Cox's Bazar Central Bus Terminal. At the beginning of the march, the workers made the terminal area buzz with slogans with posters, banners and placards. 

The march, which started from there, paraded the important roads in the tourist town and ended in front of the municipality office.