An 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a protest in Dhaka demanding the implementation of the referendum verdict. The demonstration and rally are scheduled for Saturday after Asr prayers at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. The announcement came on Thursday, April 2, following a meeting in Gulshan, where alliance coordinator and Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad briefed reporters.

Azad accused the government of suppressing reform efforts and pursuing only constitutional amendments, describing its approach as authoritarian. Earlier, on Wednesday evening, opposition leader and Jamaat Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman expressed deep disappointment over the ruling party’s actions regarding the referendum outcome. The Jamaat-led opposition also staged a walkout from Parliament on the sixth day of its first session, protesting the government’s handling of related issues and alleged misrepresentation of the opposition leader.

Speaker of Parliament responded that walkout was the opposition’s right but urged them to stay for further discussions that might address their concerns.