Dhaka, Nov 11 (Just News): The BNP-led 20-party alliance has decided to contest the upcoming 11th general election, slated for December 23.
Oli Ahmed, president of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), one of the coalition members of the 20-Party Alliance, announced this at a press briefing at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office, in Dhaka, on Sunday.
“We are participating in the election though most of our demands have not yet been fulfilled. But we are taking part in the polls to maintain democracy,” he said.
Oli Ahmed, the former BNP leader, urged the prime minister to release BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail before the election.
“We appeal to the prime minister to release our alliance leader, Khaleda Zia, before the election,” he said.
The alliance demanded the polls be deferred by one month.
