Several leaders from smaller allied parties also refrained from taking the Reform Council oath. Two separate forms were provided: a white form for the parliamentary oath and a blue form for the Constitutional Reform Council oath. Before the ceremony began, BNP Standing Committee member and Cox’s Bazar-1 MP Salahuddin Ahmed instructed party colleagues not to take the Reform Council oath. He argued that although the referendum endorsed constitutional reform, the Reform Council has not yet been incorporated into the Constitution. Initially, leaders of the Jamaat–NCP-led 11-party alliance had signalled they would not take any oath if the Reform Council oath was not administered in line with the law.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 18, 2026 03:41 UTC