Why attempting to disrupt polls with excuses, Salahuddin asks Jamaat

BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday questioned why Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is trying to delay the next election through various ploys, including street agitation, if it is so confident about coming to power as its leaders claim. Speaking at a youth dialogue in the capital, he also criticised Jamaat's demand for banning Jatiya Party and members of the 14-party alliance while the party is now on the streets together with a party that contested the January 7, 2024 national election held under Sheikh Hasina's rule. "There were a few rallies of Jamaat and other parties across the country yesterday (Friday). Some newspapers carried headlines today saying that Jamaat leaders claimed they will form the government while BNP will sit in...