DHAKA — In a scene few imagined a year ago, leaders of parties that once refused to share a stage stood shoulder to shoulder at the Foreign Service Academy and endorsed the framework of the July Charter — a 12-point consensus document born from the student-led uprising.
The agreed points include a two-term limit for prime ministers, a bicameral parliament with 100 proportional seats for women and minorities, judicial appointment through an independent commission, and a constitutional pledge that 'never again shall state force be used against unarmed citizens'.
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Analysts call it the most significant political document since the 1991 consensus on parliamentary democracy. 'If they sign it, Bangladesh gets a new social contract. If they fail, the streets will remember,' warned political scientist Dr. Asif Nazrul.
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