Bangladesh’s Jamaat Warns Yunus Of Unrest In Dhaka If Demands Not Met, Sets November 11 Deadline

Last Updated:November 06, 2025, 19:23 IST

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar was addressing a gathering of eight Islamist political parties of the country.

Jamaat-e-Islami supporters hold a protest rally at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka as part of coordinated protests with other Islamic parties pressing a common set of demands, including holding the national election in February under the July Charter. (IMAGE: AFP)

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Thursday warned Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of unrest if the government fails to meet the party’s five-point demand by November 11.

Porwar issued the warning after a gathering of the eight key Islamist parties of Bangladesh. The Jamaat leader, whose party maintains close ties with Pakistan, said a delegation had handed over the memorandum to Yunus’ advisers, according to the Dhaka Tribune.

Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman met Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar in Dhaka to discuss strengthening ties between the two countries.

Porwar demanded the immediate implementation of the July National Charter, warning that “hundreds of thousands of people" would gather in Dhaka if the government did not act.

“The July National Charter must be implemented immediately and a referendum must be held. Otherwise, a different situation will emerge in Dhaka on November 11 with the presence of hundreds of thousands of people. The government should take steps in this regard beforehand," the Islamist leader said.

The July National Charter grants legal immunity to protesters involved in the uprising against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, described in the document as the “July fighters."

A PTI report from earlier this year said that to appease the National Conservative Party (NCP), the revised draft also added the phrase “fascist Awami League" and accused law enforcement officers of committing killings in support of the ousted regime.

Sheikh Hasina, who leads the Awami League founded by her father and Bangladesh’s founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is in exile. The Awami League’s activities have been suspended by the interim government under an executive order, with many of its leaders either jailed or on the run at home and abroad.

The eight Islamist parties in the alliance include Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Khilafat Majlis, Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, Bangladesh Khilafat Andolon, Bangladesh Nezame Islam Party, Jatiya Ganatantrik Party, and Bangladesh Development Party.

From around 11 a.m. on Thursday, leaders and activists of the alliance began gathering at Paltan intersection in Dhaka, arriving in groups from various parts of the city. Senior leaders addressed the crowd before leading a procession of several thousand people towards the chief adviser’s office. When police set up barricades on Jamuna Road near Matsya Bhaban, senior leaders proceeded to submit the memorandum while the rest of the demonstrators waited at the intersection.

The five-point charter calls for the implementation of the July National Charter and a referendum on it by November, the introduction of proportional representation in both houses for the next national election, and the creation of a level playing field for free and credible polls. It also seeks justice for the ousted government’s oppression, killings, and corruption and demands a ban on the activities of the Jatiya Party and the 14-Party Alliance, of which Awami League is a part of.

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