Mia Golam Parowar of Jamaat was speaking at a rally Courtesy of Jamaat

Failure to honour referendum verdict could trigger political crisis, Jamaat warns

Updated on:

07 Jul 2026, 2:17 pm

Bangladesh could face a fresh political crisis if the referendum verdict is not implemented, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar warned on Tuesday, urging the government to immediately initiate the constitutional process required to enforce the public mandate.

"The country's biggest crisis today is the failure to implement the referendum verdict. If it is not implemented, Bangladesh could be pushed into a political crisis," Parwar said while addressing a human chain on Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka.

The demonstration was organised by the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance, which later submitted a six-point memorandum to Parliament Speaker Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed demanding the immediate convening of a Constitutional Reform Council to implement the referendum verdict and ensure the trial of those responsible for the July massacre.

Speaking after the meeting, Parwar said the alliance had urged the Speaker to work with both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition to initiate the legal process required to implement the referendum verdict.

According to Parwar, the Speaker assured the delegation that he would discuss the memorandum with the prime minister and opposition leader and take whatever steps were within his authority to help resolve the crisis.

The memorandum also demanded the speedy and impartial prosecution of everyone involved in the July massacre, constitutional and institutional reforms in line with the spirit of the July uprising, state recognition and rehabilitation for the families of those killed and injured, preservation of the uprising's legacy, and the opening of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum to visitors by August 5.

The memorandum was handed over by reserved-seat MP Rokeya Begum, the mother of July uprising martyr Jabir Ibrahim.

The programme was attended by NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad and leaders of several parties in the 11-party alliance.