Jamaat-e-Islami-led
11-party alliance announced Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman Col (retd)
Oli Ahmad as their candidate for the post of president. It may seem surprising
because Oli has consistently maintained an anti-Jamaat stance throughout his
political career.
However, a
close observation of Bangladesh’s “power politics” reveals that survival and
securing benefits often become more important than principles or ideology.
Oli was a
close colleague of former president Ziaur Rahman and...
