Alongside leadership crisis and inner conflict, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), one of the major opposition political parties in the National Parliament, is losing its allies day by day.
In this circumstance, grassroots level leaders and activists of the party are suffering from frustrations.
According to sources, as a political party, which had been in power for several times, BNP itself is becoming weak due to doubts and mistrusts among its leaders as well as intra-party leadership conflicts. At the same time, its allied partners i. e. political parties of BNP-led alliance are also leaving the BNP one by one for the same reason.
In the meantime, Jamiyat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, one of the ancient religious and Qaumi Madrasah-based parties, on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
The Jamiyat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh at a press conference on Wednesday at its Purana Paltan office in the capital announced its withdrawal from the BNP-led alliance. All the top leaders of the party were present at the press conference.
Moulana Bahauddin Zakaria, the chief of Jamiyat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, at the press conference said that they would no more be involved in any activities with BNP and its alliance.
At the press conference, the Jamiyat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh leaders mentioned that the BNP did not evaluate them in the past.
Besides, the BNP and its alliance did not make any statement even after the arrest of many of the leaders of the Jamiyat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh.
Earlier in few years, the BNP lost its several other allies including Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led by former BNP leader Col (Retd) Oli Ahmed, Bangladesh Kalyan Party led by another former BNP leader Gen (Retd) Ibrahim, National People’s Party and Islami Oikya Jote.
On the other hand, immediate before the past national election, the BNP had formed another alliance jointly with the BNP-led 20-party alliance and ‘Jatiya Oikya Front’ led by Gono Forum Leader Dr Kamal Hossain.
But, neither the Jatiya Oikya Front nor any party like Gono Furum, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by ASM Abdur Rob, Krishak-Shramik-Janata League led by Qader Siddique and Nagorik Oikya led by former DUSCU leader Mahmudur Rahman Manna is active now with the BNP.
Moreover, Jamaat-e-Islami, the key partner of the BNP-led alliance, is totally inactive in politics due to its anti-liberation involvement.
As a result, the BNP has now become a party detached from both the mass people and its allies.
It is widely known that BNP as a political party lost public support and sympathy due to its various activities against the people of the country as well as the independence of Bangladesh.
Besides, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is convicted by the court for corruption charges, has become physically and legally unfit to run the party. She has no capacity to move or carry out political activities.
In this circumstance, her elder son Tariq Rahman, acting chief of the BNP, took over the leadership of the BNP. But, Tariq Rahman himself is a fugitive for his involvement with the heinous August 21 grenade attack charges. He has been staying in London as a fugitive.
As a result, the BNP has no leaders in Bangladesh.
