On October 17, the July Charter was signed at an event organized by the National Consensus Commission at the South Plaza of the National Parliament Building. Political parties including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami took part in the event.

On the night of October 30, a claim began circulating on social media stating, “President Mohammad Shahabuddin has declared the July Charter illegal and void.”

Fact-check

Rumor Scanner’s investigation found that President Mohammad Shahabuddin did not declare the July National Charter illegal or void. The claim has been spread without any evidence and is entirely false.

During the investigation, it was found that several Facebook posts making this claim included a link to a website as the source. Rumor Scanner’s analysis revealed that the site, hosted on a free Blogspot domain under the name sadhinnews247, appeared to be an unverified and unreliable platform. The site had published a report titled “President Mohammad Shahabuddin Declares July Charter Void” with a publication date of October 30, 2025.

The alleged report claimed that during an emergency press conference held at Bangabhaban on October 30, President Mohammad Shahabuddin Ahmed announced that the widely discussed “July National Charter” was no longer effective. According to the report, the President stated that he was declaring the charter “illegal and void in the interest of national stability.” The report quoted him as saying, “The July Charter was destabilizing the constitutional framework of the country. No document or agreement outside the Constitution and the sovereign Parliament can be effective. Without the people’s mandate, no charter can determine state policy, and that is why I am declaring it void today.” The same report also claimed that the government, opposition parties, and civil society groups had responded to the supposed cancellation of the July Charter.

Normally, if the President had declared the July Charter illegal or void, mainstream media outlets would have widely reported the matter. However, a keyword search found no credible media coverage supporting this claim. No reliable source on social media has confirmed the authenticity of the statement either.

It should be noted that Rumor Scanner’s investigation unit has previously published a detailed report on such free-domain websites, showing that organized groups are operating behind them.

Therefore, the claim that President Mohammad Shahabuddin declared the July National Charter illegal or void is entirely false.

Original News Source: https://rumorscanner.com/fact-check/president-has-not-declared-the-july-charter-invalid-or-void/174198