Overview
- NCP convenor Nahid Islam announced the party has joined a Jamaat-e-Islami–led alliance for the February 12 election, calling the pact a tactical electoral understanding rather than an ideological shift.
- About 30 senior NCP figures publicly opposed the deal, and leaders including Tasnim Jara and Tajnuva Jabeen resigned, with Jara stating she will contest as an independent.
- Mahfuz Alam, a leading figure of the 2024 uprising, declared he would not be part of "this NCP" following the alliance announcement.
- Islam cited the December killing of activist Sharif Osman Hadi as a key factor for seeking broader protection and unity; police say suspects have been identified but not apprehended.
- Surveys this month showed the NCP trailing the BNP and Jamaat, and analysts warn the tie-up may mainly benefit Jamaat and erode the NCP’s centrist, youth-driven brand, after the interim government lifted curbs on Jamaat in 2024.