Asked about this, Jamaat Shura and Sylhet regional committee member Maolana Habibur Rahman said: “The government has been talking about that for a long time. Maolana Habibur Rahman, the outgoing amir of Sylhet south unit of the party, said Jamaat would not leave the alliance. “Then they can start fresh politics with a new name.”BNP standing committee member Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar said he had no information on whether Jamaat wanted to leave BNP. Jamaat suspends clause on democracyA district level chief of the party said Jamaat had suspended the fourth clause of section 6 of its constitution. A Sylhet Jamaat leader said Jamaat had also made this decision two years ago.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 12, 2019 18:45 UTC