Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The interim government's decision to hold the referendum on the July National Charter on the same day as the national parliamentary election "does not meet the people's aspirations", says Jamaat-e-Islami.

Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar gave the instant reaction at 3:30pm on Thursday at its central offices in Moghbazar following Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's address to the nation at 2:30pm.

He said, "On behalf of the Jamaat-e-Islami, I would like to state very clearly that the chief advisor's announcement of a referendum and a national election on the same day did not fulfil the people's aspirations. The intention of the people was to propose amendments to the Constitution based on the legal basis of the July Chart...