Jamaat Warns of Street Protests if BNP Rejects July Uprising Mandate
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has warned that the country faces renewed instability if the current government continues to ignore the mandates of the July uprising and the subsequent public referendum. Speaking at a seminar in Feni titled "The Spirit of the July Mass Uprising and the Realities of Justice," the former lawmaker accused the government of betraying the blood shed during the anti-fascist movement and urged an immediate shift toward constitutional reform.
Parwar criticized the administration for allegedly stalling on the implementation of the "July Charter," claiming that the government is distancing itself from the commitments it made following the ouster of the previous regime. He warned that if these issues are not resolved through parliamentary discourse and the formation of a constitutional reform committee, his party—alongside a coalition of opposition forces—will take to the streets to compel action, backed by what he described as the support of 70 percent of the electorate.
The sentiment was echoed by Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad, General Secretary of the Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party, who served as the event's keynote speaker. He argued that the government is acting in contradiction to its own 31-point reform pledge. Fuad accused the authorities of neglecting systemic issues, pointing to the disparity in healthcare and education where state officials seek treatment abroad while the public is left with crumbling local infrastructure.
The seminar, presided over by Feni District Jamaat Amir Maulana Abdul Hannan, served as a platform for an 11-party alliance to articulate their shared grievances. Representatives from the National Citizens Party (NCP), Bangladesh Development Party (BDP), and Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (Jagpa), among others, were in attendance. Participants collectively called for an end to what they termed "fascist-style governance," insisting that the government must honor the democratic will of the people rather than reverting to exclusionary political practices.
