Ershad had earlier said he would be the leader of the opposition in parliament as the chief of the Jatiya Party which will ‘solely’ be the main opposition in parliament without being part of the government. Last Thursday, the 21 other Jatiya Party MPs took oath. Ershad's brother and Co-Chairman GM Quader had said the party would join parliament as the main opposition in ‘greater national interest’. But the Jatiya Party was widely criticised for its failure to hold the government to account. The BNP even termed the Jatiya Party “domesticated” opposition in parliament.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2019 14:15 UTC