July Charter a pact with people and parties, not an imposition: Ali Riaz

The July National Charter is a pact between the people and political parties, with the parties themselves primarily responsible for its implementation, said Prof Ali Riaz, special assistant to the Chief Adviser, reports BSS.

"Thirty political parties formulated these agendas through uninterrupted discussions over nine months. Therefore, the responsibility to translate this pact into reality rests with the political parties. This is not something imposed from above; it is meant to realise the dreams of countless martyrs," he said.

Ali Riaz was speaking at a seminar titled 'Peaceful Election and Prevention of Violence: Grassroots Experiences', organised by the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) in the capital's Gulshan on Wednesday.

He said the July mass uprising was centred on one fundamental demand: the establishment of justice in Bangladesh.