Dhaka, April 20 -- Two of Bangladesh's most prominent Islamist groups have expressed strong opposition to the Women's Affairs Reform Commission, with Hifazat-e Islam calling for its complete abolition and Jamaat-e-Islami rejecting the commission's recently submitted report.

The criticism began after the commission handed over its report to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday.

Religious leaders have since accused the commission of proposing ideas that conflict with Islamic tenets.

Hifazat has given the government until May 3 to meet several demands, including the dissolution of the commission.

It warned of announcing fresh action at a grand rally on the same day if its demands are not met.

Jamaat, meanwhile, issued a formal rejec...