Brighter future beckons JP: Ershad

Former dictator HM Ershad sees a bright future for his Jatiya Party (JP) as he claims the people have deserted both the Awami League and the BNP. ‘Jatiya Party is a party of possibilities; party for change. We have huge prospects ahead of us,’ the JP Chairman told a rally in Rangpur city. Ershad, also the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, feels the Sheikh Hasina-led government failed to run the country. The JP, which sits in the opposition, is also part of the Awami League-led government. He said the people were not happy as murders and forced disappearances were daily affairs. About the BNP, which boycotted the Jan 5 national elections, Ershad also the former President, said the party had lost the people’s support, according to a news agency.