Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday formally kicked off Jatiya Oikyafront's campaign in Sylhet where he called upon the people to take back the ownership of the country by voting for the opposition alliance.

The Jatiya Oikyafront will announce its final list of candidates for the 11th parliamentary election scheduled for December 30.

Jatiya Oikyafront leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged all, including the media, to stay alert about any move that could hamper an impartial and credible election.

Jatiya Oikyafront urges the Election Commission to issue directives to the Home Ministry to release all leaders and activists of different parties arrested in “political” cases.

Jatiya Oikyafront would be making pledges for sweeping reforms, its draft manifesto indicated.

The Gonoforum, a component of the Jatiya Oikyafront, yesterday promised it would do everything to reduce the rising economic inequality in the country if the party was voted to power in the upcoming parliamentary election.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleges that the Election Commission and police officials have formed an alliance against BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront.

A top leader of Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday threatened to sue the government and the Election Commission (EC), if Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are used in the upcoming general election.

Major opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront’s key leaders Dr Kamal Hossain and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir join the Armed Forces Day-2018 reception.

Reza Kibria, son of slain former Awami League Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria, wants to contest the December 30 parliamentary polls under Jatiya Oikyafront from Habiganj-1 constituency.

Saying that the Jatiya Oikyafront would not boycott the upcoming national election, its top leader Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday called upon the alliance men and all others to guard the polling centres so that voters could exercise their franchise.

Top leaders of the Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday said the atmosphere in the country is not at all congenial for holding a free and fair election but it will not quit the electoral race regardless of the situation.

The newly formed political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront will contest the upcoming general election with the symbol of sheaf of paddy (election symbol of BNP).

Oikyafront says it will take part in upcoming 11th national election and urges EC to defer the election date by one month.

With road communication between Rajshahi city and several northern districts virtually cut off, a large number of people joined the Jatiya Oikyafront rally in the city yesterday, defying police obstruction and a transport strike.

No buses are seen plying in Rajshahi or allowed entry to the city ahead of the political rally of Jatiya Oikyafront, a newly floated opposition alliance.

The BNP yesterday submitted a list of 1,046 “fictitious cases” filed against its leaders and activists to the Prime Minister's Office.

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will hold talks with Jatiya Oikyafront for the second time at the prime minister’s official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka on November 7.

Jatiya Oikyafront submits a letter to the Election Commission (EC) urging it not to announce the schedule for the 11th parliamentary election until the end of the ongoing dialogue.

Nagarik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna criticises the government for holding dialogue with the components of the 14-party alliance.