Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Professor Mujibur Rahman MP said the BNP could not be called a democratic party after allegedly disregarding the verdict of a referendum in which, he said, 70 percent of people voted. He made the remarks on August 1, 2026, at a rally held at Baitul Mukarram North Gate in Dhaka to mark the second anniversary of the July mass uprising.

Mujibur Rahman said a democratic party accepts public opinion and accused the BNP of pursuing partisan politics. He said Jamaat would continue its movement until the referendum verdict was implemented through the July Charter. He added that the party was pursuing its demands in parliament, but the struggle would move to the streets if the government did not accept the referendum result and implement the charter.

Other speakers, including Dhaka South Ameer Md Nurul Islam Bulbul MP and Mobarak Hossain, also called for implementation of the July Charter. Bulbul said people wanted constitutional reform rather than constitutional amendment. After the rally, participants marched from Baitul Mukarram North Gate through Paltan, the National Press Club and the High Court area before concluding in front of Matsya Bhaban.