The stand was forged at a meeting between BNP chairperson
Khaleda ZiaThree-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
and leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, held at the BNP chief`s Gulshan office on Thursday night.
After about an hour-long meeting from 9:15pm, acting Secretary General of Jamaat ATM Azharul Islam told news hounds that they have agreed to build united movement against the government`s `misdeeds and failures`.
He further said during the meeting they have discussed overall situation of the country, including price hike of essentials, scarcity of gas-electricity-water, worsening law and order and killing of Bangladeshi nationals at border areas by Indian BSF.
Asked about their support to February 7 countrywide hartal
... a peculiarly Bangla combination of a general strike and a riot, used by both major political groups in lieu of actual governance ...
called by BNP, Azhar said they will take the decision over the matter in their party forum.
Acting Ameer of Jamaat Mokbul Ahmed and Dhaka city unit Acting Ameer Hamidur Rahman Azad, MP, were also present at the meeting.
Leaders of some like-minded political parties also met with Khaleda Zia on Thursday night, according to party sources.