11-party alliance: Weeklong prog set to implement July Charter
The 11-party electoral alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday announced a seven-day nationwide programme demanding implementation of the referendum verdict on state reforms in line with the July National Charter.
The programme, scheduled from April 9 to 15, will include public outreach campaigns, leaflet distribution, seminars and demonstrations across the country.
The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Al-Falah auditorium adjacent to Jamaat’s central office in Dhaka.
The programme details were presented on behalf of the alliance by Mamunul Haque, Ameer of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish.
Mamunul Haque said the weeklong campaign would begin on April 9 with nationwide leaflet distribution and public outreach activities, with the inaugural programme scheduled to be launched from the Shahbagh area of the capital.
As part of the schedule, demonstrations will be held in all metropolitan cities on April 11, followed by district-level demonstrations across the country on April 12. The alliance will also organise a national seminar on April 13 at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in Kakrail, Dhaka.
According to the organisers, the programmes aim to mobilise public support for implementing the referendum verdict concerning state reforms outlined in the July National Charter.
The press conference was conducted by Hamidur Rahman Azad, assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Among those present were the party’s secretary general Mia Golam Parwar, Khelafat Majlish secretary general Ahmad Abdul Kader, and leaders of other alliance partners.
Representatives from the National Citizen Party were also present, including chief organiser (northern region) Sarjis Alam and senior joint convener Ariful Islam Adib.
Other attendees included Asaduzzaman Fuad, general secretary of the Amar Bangladesh Party, Rashed Prodhan, spokesperson of the Jatiya Ganatantrik Party, and Mostafizur Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Labour Party.
Earlier in the day, the alliance convened a session of the Constitutional Reform Council at the same venue beginning at 10:00 am.
During the meeting, senior leaders of the 11-party coalition discussed the implementation of the referendum verdict as well as the ongoing fuel crisis in the country.
The alliance leaders said their upcoming programmes are aimed at building public pressure to ensure the reforms outlined in the referendum verdict are implemented through parliamentary and constitutional processes.
