Dhaka, March 15: The second session of Bangladesh’s 13th Parliament commenced on Sunday. The coalition, comprising 11 parties including Jamaat-e-Islami, has urged the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government to convene a meeting of the Constitutional Reform Commission immediately.
Local media reports indicate that the coalition has warned of street protests if immediate action is not taken to implement the July National Charter.
On Saturday, the Jamaat coalition held a meeting in Dhaka, where Jamaat leader Hamidur Rahman Azad announced that senior leaders would soon meet to discuss plans for the movement.
According to Bangladeshi media outlet The Daily Star, Azad warned that failure to convene the reform commission session as per the July Charter would leave the country unforgiving, holding the government accountable. He further claimed that the recent elections did not genuinely represent the people’s right to vote.
Bangladeshi media reports suggest that the BNP government is ignoring the Jamaat’s threat of street protests, as forming the Constitutional Reform Commission is not among its immediate priorities.
The Daily Star, citing several BNP leaders involved in discussions on the matter, reported that implementing the July Charter could create legal complications due to the formation of councils outside the parliamentary framework.
A BNP MP stated, “Allied parties are raising this issue vigorously, but they are not providing arguments based on constitutional grounds.”
BNP leaders assert that there should be a parliamentary debate on constitutional reforms, allowing elected MPs to participate in decision-making on such matters.
A standing committee member, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “We will proceed by following the constitutional process.” Newly elected MPs took their oath on February 17, following the parliamentary elections held on February 12.
Meanwhile, MPs from the Jamaat-led coalition also took their oaths as members of the proposed Constitutional Reform Commission, while BNP MPs refused to do so, claiming the council lacks constitutional legitimacy.
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