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government, they are annulling the referendum order. This double standard is a betrayal of the nation and a grave dishonour to the blood of martyrs,” he also said.

Alleging that the BNP is moving towards fascism by ignoring the referendum’s verdict, he added that if the prime minister, home minister, law minister, and other ministers and MPs cannot accept the verdict of 70 percent of voters in the referendum, they should declare in parliament that they did not vote “yes”.

It would not be possible to stay in power by betraying the people and standing against them, he warned. “To remain in power, the BNP itself must resolve the ongoing political crisis,” Porwar added.

Mohammad Selim Uddin, a member of Jamaat’s central executive council and ameer of Dhaka North city unit, presided over the rally.