From dialogue halls to heart of the city: Jamaat and allies ignite protests over election reformsAs discussions over the implementation of the July Charter unfolded at the National Consensus Commission, six political parties, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, took to the streets with coordinated protests. A BNP Standing Committee member, however, maintains that such protests are unlikely to affect the BNP’s politics, negating any perceived pressure. We want the PR system included in the referendum on the national election. Salahuddin Ahmed, a Standing Committee member of the BNP, told bdnews24.com: “I do not see the Islamist parties’ protests as an attempt to pressure the BNP. If they carry this understanding through the election, we may witness the crystallisation of a new political current outside the BNP.

Source: bd News24 October 11, 2025 20:26 UTC