Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Former BNP leader Nazmul Huda floated a new political party, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Front, on Friday.
A founding member of BNP, Mr. Huda made the announcement at an Iftar party in a city hotel on the day, about two months after his resignation from BNP on June 6.
Mr. Huda also announced that his party would contest for all 300 seats in the next parliamentary election.
He also said he would not try to split BNP but welcome the leaders who might want to join him. He claimed that many BNP leaders were with him but declined to reveal any names.
It would be BNP's fault if it failed to hold its leaders back, he added.
Asked whether his party would take part in the election under the present Awami League government, Huda said, “We will if there is transparency and accountability in voter-list updating, vote count and declaration of election results, as my party believe that election is the medium of handing over power.”
BBN/SSR/AD-11Aug12-12:20 pm (BST)
