Hasina, sentenced to death in absentia in November 2025 by the International Crimes Tribunal, fled to India in August 2024. The Bangladesh Supreme Court had declared its registration illegal in 2013, deeming the party unfit for national polls. At a Rangpur rally reported by various media platforms a few days ago, Shafiqur Rahman declared: “If Jamaat comes to power, Bangladesh will remain Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Labour Party ended its 18-year alliance, and both the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) chose to contest independently. Some consolidation came through mergers with the Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party and Bangladesh Jatiya Dal.

Source: bd News24 January 28, 2026 07:41 UTC