Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of the Opposition GM Quader was made convener of the parliamentary board, while its Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu Member Secretary.
The other members of the parliamentary board are Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, MP, ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader, Kazi Firoz Rashid, MP, Syed Abu Hossain Babla, MP, Mujibul Haque Chunnu, MP and Advocate Salma Islam, MP.
Meanwhile, Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu said their party will take part in the upcoming by-polls to five seats.
After a meeting of the party’s senior leaders, he said their party expects that all the by-polls will be held in a credible and peaceful manner. "We want the Election Commission to function independently as a constitutional body. Our party will fully support the Commission in arranging free, fair, neutral and competitive elections.”
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Bablu said Jatiya Party wants an election in which voters can join it with enthusiasm. “Our candidates will be in the race till the last moment. Jatiya Party believes in elections, not in destructive politics like arson attack or hartal.”
Responding to a question from reporters, he said their party would not accept any decision of the Election Commission that will curtail the rights of political parties or curb people's voting rights.