BNP rejects any pre-election referendum: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will in no way accept the proposed referendum before the next national election as suggested by the National Consensus Commission, said party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.Speaking at a press conference titled “BNP’s Analysis on the Recommendations of the National Consensus Commission” at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Thursday (30 October), Fakhrul made the party’s stance clear through a written statement.Opposing the proposal for a referendum before the election, Fakhrul said the recommendations regarding the implementation of the July Charter suggest that a referendum could be held either prior to or on the day of the national election. However, as the Chief Adviser has already announced that the next election will take place in the first half of February 2026, holding a referendum beforehand is not feasible.Considering the time constraints, the enormous expenditure required for conducting the election, and the mobilisation of a large ...

• 30 Oct 2025