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Jamaat’s welfare politics could challenge BNP’s power-centred approach by building public trust through social service, organisational discipline and community engagement. Its success, however, depends on inclusive support, transparent leadership and credible policies. Ultimately, both parties will be judged by how effectively they serve citizens and hold their own members accountable.
The article argues that preserving constitutional continuity after Bangladesh’s 2024 uprising was the most practical and least risky option, as a revolutionary government lacked a clear leadership structure, legal basis and governing mechanism. However, the interim government’s maximum tenure, authority, accountability and binding reform obligations should have been clearly defined from the outset. The real failure was therefore not maintaining constitutional continuity, but failing to place the post-uprising reform agenda on firm legal and constitutional foundations.