Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- With the general election done and dusted, attention is shifting from the ballot box to the shape of opposition politics and, in particular, to the future of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led electoral alliance.

Within political circles, discussions are under way over whether the 11-party bloc assembled ahead of the polls should survive beyond election day, and if so, in what form.

Jamaat has already placed the issue before its executive committee, proposing that the alliance be converted into a coordinated opposition platform inside parliament, according to party sources.

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, one of Jamaat's partners, has signalled support for continuity, saying the coalition will continue to operate under the banner of...