, Nov. 8 -- Stating that there is no provision for a referendum in the Constitution, BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday urged political parties to avoid heating up the streets over the issue in order to prevent political confrontation.

"The current interim government has been formed under the existing Constitution and has taken oath in accordance with it. There is no provision for a referendum in this Constitution," he said.

Speaking at a dialogue titled 'Jonotar Ishthehar (People's Manifesto)' at a city hotel, the BNP leader said if political parties want to introduce a referendum, they must first obtain a public mandate through the next election, place their proposals in Parliament, and only after those proposa...