A new party on Saturday (January 24, 2026) joined the Jamaat-e-Islami-led electoral alliance ahead of the February 12 parliament election.
With the inclusion of the Bangladesh Labour Party, the alliance once again comprises 11 partners, a week after an Islamic party announced its exit.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is the country’s largest Islamic political party.
On Saturday (January 24), Bangladesh Labour Party (BLP) chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran, along with Jamaat Assistant Secretary General and its National Election Management Committee Convener Maulana A.T.M. Masu,m made the announcement of the BLP’s entry into the alliance at a press conference in Dhaka, according to the State-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
The Bangladesh Labour Party was included in the alliance “after discussing with the central leaders of the 10 parties,” Bangla newspaper Prathom Alo quoted Jamaat-e-Islami’s Mr. Masum as saying.
