DHAKA: In a growing political conflict ahead of next year's elections in Bangladesh, seven Islamist political parties, including radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolon, staged a human chain protest in Dhaka on Tuesday, local media reported.
The parties put forward several demands, including that the February 2026 elections be held under the legal framework of the July Charter through a public referendum.
Reports suggest that the human chain was organised by Jamaat's Dhaka Metropolitan North and South units stretching from Jatrabari to Gabtoli in the capital.