Bangladesh’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Friday (October 17, 2025) said a “new Bangladesh” was born with the signing of a joint declaration called the July Charter at a ceremony boycotted by his key ally, student-led National Citizen Party (NCP).

The charter, drafted after marathon talks between the interim government-instituted National Consensus Commission headed by Yunus, and political parties, contains over 80 reform proposals for different sectors.

“It’s the birth of a new Bangladesh,” said Mr. Yunus, as leaders of different political parties signed the document at a ceremony at Parliament Complex.

The chief adviser’s press wing said 25 parties including former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and Jamaat-e-Islami, signed it.

The student-led

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