Frustrated alliance partners had been hoping for a change in their favour during the cabinet reshuffling on Sunday. Rashed Khan Menon, president of Workers Party of Bangladesh, an alliance partner, said tension has gripped the leaders of the coalition as none of them have been included in the cabinet. Mohammad Nasim, Awami League presidium member and spokesperson for the 14-party alliance, said the political alliance was formed based on ideological similarities. Currently, the alliance partners have 13 lawmakers in the parliament—five from the Workers Party of Bangladesh, three from Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Inu), one from Bangladesh Tarikat Federation, and one from Jatiya Party (Manju). Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua had also served as a cabinet minister during the 2008–2013 term of the 14-party alliance government.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 20, 2019 18:00 UTC