Bangladesh to vote on democratic reform charter

The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, the 85‑year‑old Nobel Peace Prize winner, says the reform charter is designed to prevent a return to autocratic one-party rule. The lengthy document, known as the "July Charter" after the uprising that toppled Hasina, proposes term limits for prime ministers, the creation of an upper house of parliament, stronger presidential powers, and greater judicial independence. What are the reforms? Voters will be asked whether they approve the charter, which lays out wide‑ranging constitutional...