Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief and opposition leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman demanded implementation of the referendum verdict at an 11-party divisional rally in Sylhet on July 25, 2026. Speaking at the Government Alia Madrasa ground, he said about 70 percent of voters had backed “yes” in the referendum and warned against any delay or equivocation in carrying out the result. He urged Sylhet residents to prepare for a future movement and said a call for Dhaka would come.

Rahman accused the BNP of pursuing party-based appointments and nationalising corruption. He also called for Sylhet’s M A G Osmani Airport to be upgraded, completion of a six-lane road, an engineering university and a fully operational medical university. Opposition chief whip and NCP convener Nahid Islam likewise pressed the government to implement the referendum verdict and the July Charter.

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis chief Mamunul Haque called for formation of a constituent assembly based on the referendum result, saying protest action would follow otherwise. Other alliance leaders criticised the government over elections, reforms, justice and implementation of the verdict. Labour Party chairman Dr Iran said the alliance would announce tougher programmes, while Jagpa leader Rashed Pradhan said a Dhaka rally could launch a one-point movement to topple the government.