Bangladesh, April 1 -- A heated constitutional debate erupted in Parliament on Tuesday as ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmakers and the opposition Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami clashed over the implementation of the July National Charter and the process for constitutional reforms.

The debate followed a motion by Opposition Leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman seeking to convene a special session of a proposed Constitution Reform Council, in line with the July National Charter (Constitution Reform) Implementation Order, 2025.

The motion, submitted under Section 62 of the parliamentary Rules of Procedure, called for urgent action to implement the charter's commitments.

Opposition members demanded the immediate formation and session of t...