MOHIUDDIN ALAMGIR

Bangladesh’s political journey has repeatedly swung between hope and disappointment. The question now is whether the country is about to witness yet another repeat of that cycle.

The 13th Parliament sat on March 12. But the ruling party did not convene a Constitution Reform Council as mandated by the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, 2025. Nor were there any attempts to convene such a council. The main opposition Jamaat-e-Islami brought it up at parliament leading to heated exchanges and debate.

But the BNP’s reluctance to adopt a clear path towards reforms, citing constitutional complexities, coupled with the special committee’s decision against ratifying 20 ordinances, has only deepened the uncertainty around July charter proposals for change. Many of these ordinances were central to reform -- judicial independence, The Anti-

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