Dhaka: Dr Kamal Hossain has unveiled the electoral manifesto of Jatiya Oikyafront at Hotel Purbani in Dhaka city, just weeks ahead of the 11th general election scheduled to be held on December 30.
Dr Kamal Hossain declared the electoral manifesto around 11:30am at the hotel with different BNP and Oikyafront leaders attended at a press conference.
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener of Nagorik Oikya and a leader of the Oikyafront, later read out the 14-point election manifesto with various promises, including civil service quota only for the backward community of the society.
According to the manifesto, there will be no age limit for government jobs except those of police and the armed forces while Oikyafront also promised to scrap the Digital Security Act if they are voted to power in the next general election.
While unveiling the election manifesto the eminent jurist said: “The government has taken total control of police and administration and I have never seen such a situation in my life.”
He also said: “Our candidates are being arrested and attacked everywhere across the country.”
Jatiya Oikyafront, the newly formed political alliance, led by Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain and comprising BNP, was floated in October and has now become a major opposition in the country’s politics.
The alliance in the manifesto focused on issues including education, health care, the judiciary, freedom of speech, and public security.
BNP, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya and Jukta Front launched the new opposition alliance, ‘Jatiya Oikyafront’, ahead of the 11th national election slated to be held on December 30 without Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury.
Earlier, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has declared an 18-point electoral manifesto on ‘good governance and development of the nation.
