Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar made these remarks in a statement titled 'Evaluation of the BNP Government's 6 Months' at a press conference held at Al-Falah Milonayatan in Magbazar, Dhaka, on Tuesday afternoon. Senior leaders including Executive Council members Professor Mujibur Rahman MP, Rafiqul Islam Khan MP, and Hamidur Rahman Azad were present.
Mia Golam Parwar said that six months after the BNP-led government took office on February 17, it is now time to evaluate the government's performance based on real results, political will, and accountability to the people, rather than promises.
He claimed that the government's first six months have been marked by delays, policy ambiguity, indecision, and a lack of tangible outcomes. Referring to the February 12 referendum, he said the people gave a clear verdict in favour of constitutional reforms based on the July National Charter—with 47,225,980 'Yes' votes against 21,960,231 'No' votes—a margin of over 25 million votes.
He said that the 'Yes' victory was supposed to lead to the formation of a Constitutional Reform Council comprising elected MPs, but although MPs took oath, the council was never activated. He alleged that the government instead moved towards an alternative method of constitutional amendment through Parliament.
Referring to the 30 key reforms in the July Charter, he said that despite provisions for limiting the Prime Minister's tenure, a bicameral parliament, balancing presidential powers, opposition leadership in parliamentary committees, judicial independence, fundamental rights, and strong local government, none of these have been implemented in the past six months.
He also criticised the government over the energy crisis. He said the country's daily gas demand is around 3,800 million cubic feet, while supply stands at only 2,700–2,800 million cubic feet—a structural deficit of about 1,000 million cubic feet per day. This has reduced industrial production by about 40 percent, closed around 20 factories, and led to the layoff of 20,000 workers.
Alleging partisanship in government institutions and administration, he claimed that appointments in administration, universities, and key state institutions have been made on party considerations, with 11 state institutions and agencies getting BNP leaders on contract at the top.
Criticising the law and order situation, he cited Transparency International Bangladesh's 100-day evaluation, which recorded 605 murders, 294 robberies, 196 abductions, and 3,496 incidents of violence against women and children in March-April. Citing police headquarters data, he said 915 murder cases were registered in March-May 2026 alone, compared to 767 in all of 2025.
On price levels, he said the overall inflation rate in June 2026 stood at 9.16 percent, compared to 8.48 percent in June 2025. Although the rate has dropped slightly, the overall price level remains high, putting pressure on lower and middle-income families.
He also labelled the government a failure in the banking sector. By March-end, defaulted loans stood at approximately Tk 588,704 crore, which is 32.26 percent of total loans—with a rise of Tk 31,487 crore in just three months.
He also alleged strategic weaknesses in foreign policy, saying the 'Bangladesh First' principle has not been translated into a clear and coherent foreign policy framework, and no visible progress has been made on unresolved issues including Sheikh Hasina's extradition.
At the press conference, Jamaat-e-Islami put forward an eight-point demand to the government, including publishing a time-bound roadmap for implementing the referendum verdict and July Charter, formulating an integrated energy security strategy, freeing administration from party influence, ensuring visible improvement in law and order, publishing a full foreign policy framework, taking effective measures to control prices, restoring banking sector governance, and taking steps to recover defaulted loans.
Concluding his statement, Mia Golam Parwar said the BNP government has failed to present any strong achievement in its first six months that aligns with public expectations. The people did not give the government the responsibility to explain problems but to solve them. If the government cannot overcome its failures and limitations to bring visible change in the coming days, public frustration and the crisis of trust will deepen further.
