US EditionBangladesh: Trouble for Tarique Rahman, BNP Before Swearing-in? Jamaat Threatens Street Protests
BNP MPs took the parliamentary oath but refused the second pledge tied to a constitutional reform commission, causing a political deadlock after a referendum with 62% approval.
- Tarique Rahman led BNP MPs into the Oath Taking Hall on Tuesday, where Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir Uddin administered the parliamentary oath, but 212 MPs declined the Constitution Reforms Commission pledge.
- The twin-oath procedure ties parliamentary induction to endorsement of the July Charter, adopted October 17, 2025, which proposes converting Parliament into a Constituent Assembly after the second pledge.
- BNP officials say the second oath would contradict MPs' constitutional duty, and Jamaat-e-Islami and the Nationalist Citizen Party warned of protests if the pledge is refused.
- The ceremony stalled after BNP members declined the second pledge, pausing the oath-taking and delaying transition as opposition bloc members and allied MPs reconsidered participation, while BNP plans government swearing-in by 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
- The July Charter referendum delivered about 62 per cent support, raising expectations for immediate change, while reforms would span 270 working days under a Constitutional Reform Council after adoption on October 17, 2025.
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Explainer: Bangladesh on the brink as Tarique Rahman's govt trapped in double oath standoff
Bangladesh stands at a decisive moment on Tuesday as Tarique Rahman prepares to take oath as the country's new Prime Minister after the sweeping victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the February 12 elections. What should have been a smooth transition of power has now spiralled into a constitutional and political crisis that many fear could push the nation towards prolonged turmoil. The deadlock stems from what is being widely des…
Bangladesh: Trouble for Tarique Rahman, BNP before swearing-in? Jamaat threatens street protests
Bangladesh is bracing for fresh political unrest as a government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party prepares to take office, with Jamaat and allies threatening protests over a dispute on constitutional reforms and the oath-taking process.
Oath dispute casts early shadow on referendum
Abu Jakir : The 13th Parliament began its journey on Tuesday not with legislative momentum but with a constitutional controversy, as the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) declined to take the oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council—despite provisions in the July Charter and a referendum mandate requiring it. The decision has triggered sharp criticism from opposition parties and raised questions about the trajectory of the coun…
Political row in Bangladesh even before the government was formed, tension was seen in the swearing in, Jamaat gave ultimatum to Tariq
Tarique Rahman Oath Ceremony: Democracy is going to be restored in Bangladesh after 18 months. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tariq Rahman, who won the recent elections, is going to take oath as Prime Minister today. But before this the political crisis in Bangladesh has started. At the center of which is the rule of ‘Constitution Reform Council’ brought by the interim government. In fact, after refusing to take oath as members of the …
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