Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s central secretary general Maulana Abdul Halim has reiterated his party’s firm stance on banning the Jatiya Party, accusing it of enabling Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year authoritarian rule. Speaking to reporters after inspecting the site of an eight-party divisional rally in Rangpur, Halim alleged that the Jatiya Party’s appeasement of the Awami League helped sustain Hasina’s power and undermined democratic elections in 2014, 2018, and 2024. He claimed that public sentiment has turned against the Jatiya Party, which he described as complicit in anti-democratic governance. Halim also discussed the government’s July Charter implementation order, emphasizing the necessity of a referendum to legitimize it. Although his coalition initially proposed holding separate referendums in November, they agreed to participate on a single day for national stability. He said the upcoming divisional rally aims to mobilize public support for a ‘yes’ vote, portraying the referendum as a milestone for preserving the nation’s new independence.