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Jamaat, NCP to contest local elections separately
Published : Saturday, 31 October, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Observer Online Report
Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) will contest local government elections separately, despite their ongoing alliance in parliament, NCP Senior Joint Member Secretary Sarjis Alam has said.
"Jamaat-e-Islami and the NCP formed an alliance during the national election and are currently working together as an opposition alliance in parliament. Although that alliance remains in place, we have decided to contest local elections separately," he said.
Referring to the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections, Sarjis said NCP leaders Nasiruddin Patwary and Asif Mahmud had been nominated as mayoral candidates. He added that they would remain in the race until the final moment rather than make any compromise or concession.
He made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists after the inauguration ceremony of the newspaper Dainik Panchagarh Khobor at the Panchagarh Sadar Upazila Parishad auditorium on Saturday afternoon.
Asked about speculation over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's possible return to Bangladesh, Sarjis said they were not giving such talk any importance.
"However, if she genuinely considers returning to the country, even the remaining remnants of Awami League politics will be buried," he said.
He added that a mass uprising had brought down an ousted authoritarian government and that anger remained strong among people who lost family members and limbs during the uprising.
"If Sheikh Hasina had remained at Ganabhaban on August 5, the situation would have been one thing. If she is found anywhere in Bangladesh in December, a similar situation could arise," he said.
Criticising the BNP, the NCP leader claimed that public dissatisfaction over the past eight months, killings, rising commodity prices and a lack of good governance would lead people to choose the NCP as an alternative.
However, he said the development would not affect the activities of the opposition alliance in parliament.
- MaT
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