Feb 17 • 12:59 UTC 🇮🇳 India Aaj Tak (Hindi)

‘Not anyone other than Allah…’, while Tariq Rahman took the oath, the Jamaat gave a threat

In Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has taken power while Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to boycott the cabinet oath ceremony due to its coalition partner's refusal to take an oath for a constitutional reform council.

In a significant political development in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken charge of the country after securing a victory in the elections held on February 12, where Tariq Rahman's party won 212 seats. In contrast, Jamaat-e-Islami, the second-largest party in the elections, has adopted an aggressive stance right from the start. The discontent arose when BNP members took their oaths as MPs but refused to take the oath for the Constitutional Reform Council linked to the controversial July charter. This refusal has drawn ire from Jamaat-e-Islami, prompting them to boycott the BNP cabinet's oath-taking ceremony alongside their coalition partner, the National Citizen Party (NCP).

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