BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party was confident to win the election to form the next government, rejecting a proposal to form a coalition or unity government with Jamaat-e-Islami. The wire service said Tarique’s aides said BNP was confident of winning more than two thirds of the 300 parliamentary seats up for grabs while the party was contesting 292 of them, with allies vying for the rest. They said Tarique, however, declined to give a number but said "we are confident that we'll have enough to form a government”. All opinion polls have forecast a BNP victory but also a stiff challenge from the Jamaat alliance, which includes a Gen Z party that emerged from the youth-led anti-Hasina protests. As long as it is not safe, they are very welcome to stay here,” he said.
