Overview
- Jamaat-e-Islami leaders say talks with the National Citizen Party are ongoing, with no public confirmation of any seat-sharing deal.
- Thirty NCP figures issued a memo opposing an alliance with Jamaat, and resignations included senior joint member-secretary Tasnim Jara, following an earlier exit by Mir Arshadul Haque.
- Negotiators initially floated roughly 50 constituencies for the NCP, with reporting now indicating discussions narrowing to about 30 seats, which remains unannounced.
- The NCP’s outreach to the BNP has resumed after Tarique Rahman’s return, reflecting a party split between pro-Jamaat and pro-BNP camps.
- Partners in the Democratic Reform Alliance object to the NCP’s parallel negotiations, and unverified claims of per-seat payments have surfaced as pre-election violence heightens political volatility.