Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Bangladesh appears to be teetering towards renewed political turbulence as a new government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is prepared to assume office on Tuesday. Coalition partners, including Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizens Party (NCP), threatened to boycott the oath-taking ceremony and launch protests over the non-implementation of the July Charter.
The standoff revolves around the requirement for newly elected lawmakers to take two separate oaths following last week's unprecedented twin vote, the 13th parliamentary election and a national referendum on the July Charter, a reform framework aimed at overhauling key aspects of the Constitution and democratic institutions.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Pa...