Workers Party to contest in polls with grand alliance

President of the Workers Party of Bangladesh Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday said his party would take part in the next general elections with Awami League-led 14-party alliance, reports BSS.

"The next parliamentary polls will be different and difficult as all political parties including BNP are likely to join it", he said this while addressing a press conference at National Press Club in the morning.

He came up with the remarks two days after BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said her party would contest in the polls but the election must be held under an interim non-partisan administration.

Workers Party of Bangladesh organised the press conference where General Secretary of the party Fazley Hossain Badsha read out the written speech.

Rashed Khan Menon, who was earlier appointed as social welfare minister, said it would be suicidal if any party in the AL-led 14-party grand alliance takes go alone policy regarding the next election.

"All should be united in the next parliamentary polls for keeping the trend of non-communalism, democracy and development uninterrupted and that's why we will participate in the polls under the grand alliance."