In discussions on legal and constitutional reforms in Bangladesh, the independence of the judiciary has long been a central issue.

The real question before parliament now is brutally simple. Does it want an independent judiciary, or merely a friendlier one?

The Jamaat-led 11-party alliance yesterday announced a protest programme demanding constitutional reform in line with a referendum verdict.

The parliament’s ongoing review of the interim government’s 133 ordinances is perhaps the first real test of whether the July uprising has changed only the occupants of power, or the logic of power itself.

Bangladesh may be standing at a generational moment of constitutional possibility.

The current discussions surrounding the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, 2025 stems largely from its nomenclature.

Chief adviser’s special assistant cites cross-party support for ‘yes’ vote

The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.