NCP Member-Secretary Akhtar Hossain spoke at Banglamotor office, welcoming Supreme Court caretaker government verdict. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, Nov 20, 2025 (BSS) - Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict restoring the 
election-time caretaker government system, National Citizen Party (NCP) 
Member-Secretary Akhtar Hossain said the nation has been "freed from a long-
standing stigma" as the caretaker model remains the most acceptable mechanism 
for peaceful power transfer.

"The court's decision declaring the previous annulment of the 13th amendment 
unconstitutional has corrected a historic wrong committed during the tenure 
of the former Awami League government," he told a press briefing at the 
party's Banglamotor office this evening.

Akhter said, "The caretaker government must be formed exactly as outlined in 
the July Charter. We welcome today's verdict with that expectation."

"The verdict has relieved the nation from the disgrace created when the 
caretaker government system was abolished using the judiciary. The caretaker 
arrangement is still the only widely accepted model in Bangladesh for 
ensuring credible elections," he said.

He alleged that the cancellation of the 13th amendment paved the way for one-
sided elections in 2014, 2018 and 2024, "opening the door to 
authoritarianism". The latest verdict, he said, has restored public 
confidence in the judicial process.

Akhtar, however, emphasised that merely returning to the previous amendment 
would not ensure stability. He argued that the July Charter, drafted through 
the national consensus, offers a clearer and more inclusive framework for 
forming a non-partisan caretaker government.

"Relying solely on the old judicial formula may create new political 
complications. The July Charter proposes a broader, consensus-based 
mechanism-where the ruling party, the main opposition and the second-largest 
opposition jointly nominate the chief adviser and other advisers to the 
caretaker government," he said.

Regarding the July charter, Akhter said, "The government must give a clear 
and transparent explanation of the July Charter. Without that clarity, the 
expected political understanding cannot be achieved."

He reiterated that the NCP will only sign the July Charter if those 
ambiguities are removed and its full implementation is guaranteed.

On the upcoming election, Akhtar said all parties want a peaceful, 
participatory national poll and a stable pattern of democratic transition.

Referring to the interim government, Akhtar said it was formed through 
unprecedented mass uprising and the sacrifice of students, and that the 
consensus commission has already endorsed the July Charter's caretaker 
formula.