Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced that it will support a 'Yes' vote if a referendum is held on upcoming elections and constitutional reforms. The statement came from Nazrul Islam Khan, a member of the BNP Standing Committee and chairman of the party’s Election Steering Committee, following a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka, on Tuesday afternoon.

Khan said BNP has always advocated for qualitative reforms in the state and was the first to call for such changes. He added that the party has proposed increasing the number of women’s seats in the National Parliament. The meeting, which began at 4 p.m., was attended by a four-member BNP delegation led by Khan, including Ismail Jobiullah, Mohammad Zakaria, and Ruhul Quddus Kajol. The CEC, other election commissioners, and the Election Commission secretary were also present.

The BNP’s stance signals its readiness to engage positively in discussions on constitutional reform and electoral processes if a referendum is organized.