Aiming at making all Islamic parties run for the next general election independently, Islami Oikya Jote, a religion-based political party, is working so that the parties do not contest the polls under any alliance, said party sources. When asked about the new election commission, he said that they were neither happy nor disappointed with the constitutional body. He, however, is not bothered about the political background of the search panel members who helped constitute the commission. He voiced to be quite elated when asked about the errors in the textbooks that reflect the ideology of Hefazat. On a separate note, he claimed that there was no link between terrorist group Islamic State and Hefazat.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 10, 2017 18:05 UTC