Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, deputy chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami, has said his party made multiple "sacrifices" to accommodate the BNP's opposition during the National Consensus Commission meetings, and now the BNP is demanding a referendum before national elections.

Speaking at an urgent media briefing on Thursday, Taher said the BNP initially did not want any reforms. Later, conceding to public pressure, it participated in the reform commission."

He added that Jamaat had repeatedly thanked the BNP, saying: "We have made many sacrifices to accommodate the BNP. We have conceded on many points.

"For example, the Consensus Commission proposed forming a national constitutional council, opening constitutional bodies for ...