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‘Yes’ wins in referendum
The turnout in the referendum, held simultaneously with the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections on Thursday, was 60.26 per cent, according to the Election Commission.
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‘Yes’ wins in referendum
Turnout 60.26pc
Sadiqur Rahman 14 February, 2026, 00:29
The turnout in the referendum, held simultaneously with the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections on Thursday, was 60.26 per cent, according to the Election Commission.
EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed, briefing journalists at the commission headquarters at Agargaon said on Friday afternoon that 6,92,30,296 of the 7,69,51,382 votes casted in the referendum were found valid.
Among the valid votes, 4,80,74,429 supported the ‘Yes’ answer while 2,25,65,627 backed the ‘No’ response, Akhtar said.
A total of 12,77,02,334 voters, including the postal voters in and outside the country, were registered for the polls and the referendum.
On Thursday, the dual polls were held in 299 of the total 300 constituencies. However, the Election Commission announced polls results of 297 constituencies.
Of the 297 constituencies, Pabna-2 recorded the highest 82.58 per cent of the referendum turnout while Sirajganj-2 recorded the lowest 7.8 per cent.
Two BNP-nominated candidates, AKM Selim Reza and Md Selim Reza, bagged the Pabna-2 and the Sirajganj-1 seats respectively.
The win of Yes in the referendum would facilitate the inclusion of the state reforms stipulated in the July National Charter 2025 through a constitution reform council.
In the referendum, voters casted either Yes or No on a single package of four questions.
The first question sought public support for forming the caretaker government, the Election Commission and other constitutional bodies during the election period in accordance with the procedures set out in the charter.
The second proposal concerned restructuring the Jatiya Sangsad into a bicameral legislature, with a 100-member upper house formed with proportional representation of the votes received by political parties in the 13th JS elections. The proposal meant that any constitutional amendment would require approval from a majority of members in the upper house.
The third question asked whether the winning political parties should be legally bound to implement 30 agreed reform proposals included in the July Charter.
These proposals include increasing women’s representation in parliament, electing the deputy speaker and four parliamentary standing committee chairpersons from the opposition, limiting the prime minister’s tenure, strengthening the president’s powers, expanding fundamental rights, ensuring judicial independence and strengthening the local government institutions.
The fourth question sought support for implementing other reform measures outlined in the July Charter in line with commitments made by the political parties.
The July Charter 2025 was signed by 25 political parties on October 17, 2025. Two days, later, one more party signed the document.
On November 13, 2025, the interim government issued the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, 2025 in a gazette notification with a provision for holding the Jatiya Sangsad elections and the referendum on the July Charter the same day.
Turnout 60.26pc
Sadiqur Rahman 14 February, 2026, 00:29
The turnout in the referendum, held simultaneously with the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections on Thursday, was 60.26 per cent, according to the Election Commission.
EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed, briefing journalists at the commission headquarters at Agargaon said on Friday afternoon that 6,92,30,296 of the 7,69,51,382 votes casted in the referendum were found valid.
Among the valid votes, 4,80,74,429 supported the ‘Yes’ answer while 2,25,65,627 backed the ‘No’ response, Akhtar said.
A total of 12,77,02,334 voters, including the postal voters in and outside the country, were registered for the polls and the referendum.
On Thursday, the dual polls were held in 299 of the total 300 constituencies. However, the Election Commission announced polls results of 297 constituencies.
Of the 297 constituencies, Pabna-2 recorded the highest 82.58 per cent of the referendum turnout while Sirajganj-2 recorded the lowest 7.8 per cent.
Two BNP-nominated candidates, AKM Selim Reza and Md Selim Reza, bagged the Pabna-2 and the Sirajganj-1 seats respectively.
The win of Yes in the referendum would facilitate the inclusion of the state reforms stipulated in the July National Charter 2025 through a constitution reform council.
In the referendum, voters casted either Yes or No on a single package of four questions.
The first question sought public support for forming the caretaker government, the Election Commission and other constitutional bodies during the election period in accordance with the procedures set out in the charter.
The second proposal concerned restructuring the Jatiya Sangsad into a bicameral legislature, with a 100-member upper house formed with proportional representation of the votes received by political parties in the 13th JS elections. The proposal meant that any constitutional amendment would require approval from a majority of members in the upper house.
The third question asked whether the winning political parties should be legally bound to implement 30 agreed reform proposals included in the July Charter.
These proposals include increasing women’s representation in parliament, electing the deputy speaker and four parliamentary standing committee chairpersons from the opposition, limiting the prime minister’s tenure, strengthening the president’s powers, expanding fundamental rights, ensuring judicial independence and strengthening the local government institutions.
The fourth question sought support for implementing other reform measures outlined in the July Charter in line with commitments made by the political parties.
The July Charter 2025 was signed by 25 political parties on October 17, 2025. Two days, later, one more party signed the document.
On November 13, 2025, the interim government issued the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, 2025 in a gazette notification with a provision for holding the Jatiya Sangsad elections and the referendum on the July Charter the same day.
