A day after returning from Singapore, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad in a sudden move yesterday announced that his party leaders contesting from “open seats” would support the ruling Awami League-led grand alliance candidates.

The High Court today cleared the way for Awami League candidate for Dhaka-17 constituency, Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque, also a film actor to run for the December 30 elections.

Jatiya Party secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader says their chairman HM Ershad is now fine and he does not need to go to Singapore for treatment right now.