STAFF CORRESPONDENT

The Jamaat-led 11-party alliance yesterday announced a protest programme demanding constitutional reform in line with a referendum verdict.

The programme is scheduled to be held at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 5:00pm tomorrow.

“Alongside the programme, the opposition would seek to build public opinion through outreach and leaflet distribution to press home the demand,” Hamidur Rahman Azad, Jamaat assistant secretary general, told reporters following a liaison committee meeting of the combine in the capital’s Gulshan area.

He added that seminars and symposiums would also be organised on the implementation of the referendum and the July charter.

“Opposition would be compelled to announce tougher programmes if the government continues to ignore public opinion. The next course of action will be decided at a meeting of the alliance’s top leaders on April 7,” said the Jamaat leader.

However, the government believes the opposition is trying to put pressure on it mainly through street protests, with the demand for implementing the July charter as a part of its strategy, said a top BNP leader requesting not to be named.

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