DHAKA: As political tensions continue to mount in Bangladesh ahead of the February 2026 election, eight radical Islamist parties warned that the polls cannot take place without granting legal recognition to the July charter, local media reported.
Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolon are among the eight like-minded parties that have raised this demand.
Addressing a rally at Dhaka's Paltan intersection on Tuesday, top leaders of the eight parties issued the warning while reiterating their demand for a referendum before the upcoming elections.
The leaders further threatened that if the demands were not addressed, they would besiege the official residence of the interim government's Chief Advisor, Muhammad Yunus.
According to a press release issued by Islami Andolon Bangladesh, the leaders of the Islamist parties expressed concern over the Yunus-led interim government's failure to decide on the legal status of the July charter and to hold a referendum before the election.