Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis chief Maulana Mamunul Haque has called on the BNP to implement the referendum verdict, urging the party to learn from past mistakes. He made the appeal on April 9 at Dhaka University’s Daksu premises during the second session of a reform dialogue titled “July Charter and Reform: New Bangladesh or Old Fascism.” The event was chaired by Daksu Vice President Sadiq Kayem and attended by academics, political leaders, and civil society representatives.

Speakers at the dialogue warned that if the ruling BNP ignores the public mandate expressed through the referendum, citizens may again take to the streets. They emphasized that disregarding the people’s mandate for constitutional reform would endanger democracy. Professor Dilara Chowdhury criticized BNP’s dual stance on constitutional amendments, while others highlighted the need for structural reform to ensure judicial independence and power balance.

Participants noted that about 70 percent of voters supported constitutional reform in the recent referendum, giving it moral and political legitimacy. Several speakers cautioned that ignoring this outcome could trigger renewed political unrest and undermine democratic institutions.