National Citizen Party (NCP) convener and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam warned that if necessary, parliament and the streets would merge in their movement to implement the referendum verdict. He made the remarks on Friday at a public rally organized by Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, demanding the execution of the referendum’s public mandate.

Nahid Islam alleged that Allama Mamunul Haque was prevented from entering parliament through conspiracy but could not be stopped on the streets. He said the NCP was in parliament to speak for the July certificate and referendum implementation, while Mamunul Haque and Nasiruddin Patwari were active on the streets. He criticized the government for repeated breaches of promises, rising commodity prices, fuel and vaccine crises, and attempts to politicize institutions and the judiciary.

He further warned that rejecting the referendum’s verdict would have dire consequences and that the people of Bangladesh would not tolerate fascism or authoritarianism. The NCP leader vowed to continue the struggle until the government accepted the public mandate.