BNP, Jamaat Clash Over Referendum Oath in Bangladesh Parliament

• Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami MPs refused to take a second oath for the 'Constitution Reform Council' after BNP declined.
• Jamaat stated they would not take the oath unless BNP MPs also pledged as members of the 'Constitution Reform Council'.
• BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, rejected the second oath, citing no provision for such a council in the Constitution.
• The second oath aimed to obligate MPs to implement the 'July Charter' for constitutional reforms.
• BNP secured 209 seats and Jamaat 68 in the 13th Parliamentary elections; Awami League was barred.