New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Bangladesh’s February 12 general election appears all set to witness a direct contest with a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance poised against another grouping with the National Citizens Party (NCP) and Jamaat-e-Islami at the helm. The Awami League (AL) is barred from contesting the election after the interim government imposed a ban on all its political activities following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This marks the first time since…
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Dhaka, Dec 29 (IANS) As the National Citizen Party (NCP) announced its decision to join a Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance ahead of the Bangladesh general elections, triggering sharp internal dissent, party convenor Nahid Islam moved to clarify that the partnership was purely electoral and not based on any ideological convergence.Islam said the NCP had initially been preparing to contest the upcoming polls independently and had drawn up plans to field candidates in all 300 parliamentary constituenci…