Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman (of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP) has defended the party's commitment to the 'July Charter,' a document that outlines the governance framework for Bangladesh. During a public meeting in Tangail, he emphasized that the BNP was the first party to sign the charter, which was legally validated through a referendum held alongside the February 12 elections. Rahman challenged opposition parties, particularly Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh and the National Citizens Party, to explain why they did not sign the charter earlier if they are now critical of it. The opposition views the charter as a means to restrict the powers of the incoming elected government. Jamaat-E-Islami has accused the BNP of obstructing necessary reforms and indicated a preference for street protests over parliamentary engagement. Additionally, experts have raised concerns about the implications of the charter on human rights oversight in Bangladesh, particularly regarding the newly empowered National Human Rights Commission, which critics argue was designed to scrutinize the incoming government after the interim government's tenure.