DHAKA: On the issue of Jamaat candidates running under BNP symbol, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has opined that there is no point separating BNP from Jamaat as they are two flowers in the same stalk.

Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remarks at a press briefing in party president Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office on Thursday noon (Nov 29).

About the BNP-Jamaat alliance, he said the duo has been doing politics and communalism together. BNP is out of order without Jamaat-e-islami.

Hoping that BNP and Dr. Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikyafront will participate in the polls, he said, “We want a participatory and competitive election which will not be possible without BNP, Oikyafront.”

Quader also alleged that BNP is nominating candidates who have involvements in militancy.

BDST: 1509 HRS, NOV 29, 2018

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