Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar on Friday warned that the government's refusal to implement the referendum verdict could push the country towards political confrontation.

He made the remarks at a press conference at the party's central office in Dhaka's Moghbazar, announcing preparations for an 11-party alliance's long march from Dhaka to Kushtia on Saturday. "The government itself is pushing the country towards a confrontation in politics if it continues with its one-party, stubborn and authoritarian attitude," he said.

Accusing the BNP-led government of disregarding the public mandate,

Porwar said BNP leaders, including the incumbent prime minister, had earlier urged people to vote 'Yes' in t...