Jamaat, NCP, 6 other political parties to launch movement for July Charter implementation

Eight like-minded political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP), will launch a simultaneous movement within this week to press for their four-point demands, including immediate implementation of the July Charter.

The six other parties are Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB), Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Gono Odhikar Parishad, Amar Bangladesh Party, Khelafat Majlish, and Bangladesh Nezame Islam Party.

As part of the movement, each party will hold a separate press conference to announce its programme, IAB spokesperson Gazi Ataur Rahman told The Daily Star.

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish will hold its press briefing tomorrow at its central office in Purana Paltan, where Ameer Muhammad Mamunul Haque will deliver a speech and unveil the simultaneous programme.

The four demands are: immediate implementation of the July Charter, banning the politics of Jatiya Party as "an ally of Awami League" and an "agent of India", introducing the PR system in the upper house in the upcoming national election, and creating a level playing field for the election.

Jamaat-e-Islami, IAB, NCP and several other parties have previously voiced similar demands in the National Consensus Commission dialogue.

Jalaluddin, secretary general of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, told The Daily Star that they will begin with soft political programmes and announce tougher actions gradually to pressure the government.