Quader: Jatiya Party will remain with govt

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that Jatiya Party will continue to be a part of the government even after announcing a new political alliance. “Ershad’s Jatiya Party left the Awami League-led grand alliance in 2014 but its members are still in the government,” he told reporters on Monday. The Jatiya Party emerged as the main opposition in Parliament after the 2014 election was boycotted by BNP. Former military dictator and Jatiya Party President HM Ershad was made a special envoy to the prime minister, while another of its members is a minister. The Jatiya Party on Sunday announced the 58-party United National Alliance (UNA), but only two members of the alliance are registered. Quader said: “Time will tell if the Jatiya Party will remain in the grand alliance during the next national election."