Islami Oikya Jote faction threatens to quit 4-party
Maulana Ijharul Islam Chowdhury, president of a faction of Islami Oikya Jote, yesterday threatened to quit the four-party alliance if their demand for sharing seats in the upcoming election is not met by the alliance leaders.
Maulana Ijharul was speaking at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity auditorium.
Islami Oikya Jote led by Maulana Ijharul and Nezam-e-Islam Party jointly organised the press conference.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. He said "During the last five-year tenure of the four-party alliance government we were mistreated and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia forgot her promise."
Maulana Ijharul said they should be invited for discussion over the expansion of the four- party alliance.
He demanded 30 seats, including Chittagong-15 (Bashkhali) for Maulana Ijharul Islam, Chandpur-1 (Kochua) for Maulana Abdur Rashid Mozumdar and Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) for Maulana HM Abu Taher Khan, in the upcoming election.