Dhaka, March 14 -- The 11-party opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to take to the streets unless the government arranges for the "Constitution Reform Council" to convene by Sunday.

Speaking at a press conference held at Jamaat's central office in Dhaka's Moghbazar on Saturday, alliance coordinator and Jamaat leader Hamidur Rahman Azad said: "Tomorrow is the last day for the government to communicate its decision."

The winners of the 13th parliamentary election took oath as members of parliament on Feb 17. On that day, those elected from the Jamaat-led alliance also took oath as members of the Constitution Reform Council.

But BNP's elected lawmakers refrained from taking that oath, saying the Constitution Reform C...