Islami Andolan Bangladesh has announced that it will contest the 13th parliamentary election on its own instead of joining the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance.
At a press conference at the Islami Andolan Bangladesh office in Purana Paltan in the capital this afternoon, party spokesperson Gazi Ataur Rahman said, they had left the Jamaat alliance due to the party's “denial of justice”, its “anti-Islamic activities” and “deviations from the ideals of Islam”.
He said, "We have already registered 268 nominations for 270 seats across the country. We will contest the elections on our own. We want to put all the votes of the Islamist contingency in one box."
After prolonged negotiations, lobbying, and a series of last-minute meetings, 10 parties led by Jamaat-e-Islami reached an electoral seat-sharing agreement.
Late last night, the names of the candidates of this electoral front were announced at a press conference at the Diploma Engineers Institute in the capital.
Although the agreement involves ten parties, it has been named the ‘11-party electoral alliance’.
Islami Andolan, which had been involved in the initiative from the outset, failed to reach an agreement until late Thursday night.
Leaving 47 seats vacant for the party, the alliance announced candidate names for the remaining 253 seats. Now, Islami Andolan has announced its own decision today.
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