He remarked that if the legal basis for the July Charter is established and a national election is held in that light, that election would be acceptable.
“We are talking about a credible election in the days ahead — a fair election, the best in the country’s history — all of that will be possible if the July Charter is given a legal basis. We have also said we want an election in February. The election must be held in February. The July Charter must be given a legal basis and an election must be held on that basis,” he added.
On implementation of the July Charter, Hamidur Rahman Azad said it would be recognised as an official state document. He said, “If this does not come through a legal process then it will not be recognised as state evidence or a document. Then the dream we have for the future of Bangladesh — good governance, justice, democracy, accountability, a welfare-oriented state; reforming and thoroughly cleaning up the remnants of the old fascist period and starting a new journey — for that there is no alternative to giving the July Charter a legal basis.”