Bangladesh Jatiya Party Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partha yesterday announced that his party left the BNP-led alliance amid disputes over the BNP’s decision to join parliament.

Andaleeve Rahman Partho, chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP), one of the components of BNP-led 20-party alliance, announces to stay aside from the coalition.

Most of the lawmakers-elect of the Jatiya Party yesterday said the party should join the Awami League-led new government.

Bangladesh Jatiya Party candidate for Dhaka-17 Andaleeve Rahman Partho yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court, challenging

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also chief of the ruling Awami League, at the Gono Bhaban today amid disagreement between the two parties over seat-sharing, said JP sources.

Jatiya Party starts selling nomination papers among the aspirants seeking to contest at the upcoming in the 11th parliamentary polls.

With the BNP virtually on the sidelines, leaders of the ruling Awami League and the main opposition in parliament Jatiya Party are running their campaigns in full throttle for the general election in the 33 constituencies of Rangpur division.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith warns to take proper steps if Jatiya Party members call him a former minister of the party again.