The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has welcomed the decision by the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance to form a shadow cabinet. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed made the statement on Monday while speaking to journalists in front of the party’s Gulshan office. He also commented on the Election Commission’s authority, noting that the Chief Election Commissioner can administer the oath to newly elected members of parliament in the absence of a Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

Ahmed further explained that the current constitution does not authorize the Chief Election Commissioner to administer the oath to a constitutional reform council, though such a provision could be added through amendment. Another BNP Standing Committee member, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, said that the country faces challenges in all sectors, including the economy, education, and healthcare, which he described as broken systems.

The shadow cabinet announcement was made on Sunday through Facebook posts by Jamaat candidate and Supreme Court lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir, along with NCP leader Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan and newly elected MP and Jamaat leader Mir Ahmad Bin Kasem.