Nahid says political forces aligned with NCP’s goals are welcome to join

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has said the party has no plans to join any coalition or alliance, but will welcome political forces that align with its objectives. He said on Friday while addressing a press conference following NCP’s daylong national coordination meeting in Dhaka’s Shahbagh. Nahid clarified that the NCP will move ahead with its own agenda and remain outside the ongoing joint movement led by the Jamaat-e-Islami. “At this point, we are not part of the movement under Jamaat’s leadership, because we do not support proportional representation (PR) in the lower house,” he said. “We only support PR for an upper house. Our party has taken a firm stance on this.” Jamaat and several other parties...