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New alliance Jatiyo Oikya Front launched


New alliance Jatiyo Oikya Front launched

Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jatiya Oikyo Prokriya and a faction of Jukto Front on Saturday (Oct 13) launched a new opposition alliance, ‘Jatiyo Oikya Front’, ahead of the 11th national election without Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury.

The new alliance envisages realising seven demands, including the resignation of the government, dissolution of parliament, formation of an election-time neutral government and the release of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, and meeting 11 goals.

Dr Kamal Hossain came up with the announcement of the Jatiyo Oikya Front at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club while Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna read out the demands and goals of the alliance, local media reports said.

Dr Kamal called upon all the democratic parties, organisations, individuals and people of all strata who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War to join the new alliance. 

Two leaders of Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukto Front JSD President ASM Abdur Rob and Mahmudur Rahman Manna joined the new alliance.

With the joining of two parties in the new alliance, Jukto Front apparently faced a split as B Chowdhury announced not to join the Jatiyo Oikya Front.

At a press conference at his residence, B Chowdhury said their party is not there in the Dr Kamal-led new alliance.

He said they did not join the new alliance as BNP did not accept their two demands -- leaving Jamaat and giving assurance to ensure a balance in power during formation of the government.  

Earlier, announcing the seven-point demand and 12 goals of the Jatiyo Oikya Front, Jukto Front member secretary and Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna said they started a new struggle against “autocracy” to “free people from sufferings and repression”. They will come up with “action programmes gradually.”

Another Jukto Front leader and JSD president Abdur Rob said they will announce their programmes soon and visit all the divisional cities.

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