Narsingdi, July 17 -- e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Friday urged the government to convene a session of the proposed Constitution Reform Council in Parliament instead of pushing the country towards "political confrontation."

"If BNP wants to avoid driving the country towards conflict, it should convene the Constitution Reform Council session in Parliament, take the oath and implement the constitutional reforms in line with the July Charter by accepting the verdict of the referendum that provided its legal basis," he said.

"If that is not done, we will have no option but to take to the streets," Porwar warned while responding to questions from journalists after attending a party members' (Rukon) conference at the Narsing...