Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) is ready to contest in the next parliamentary elections on its own without joining an alliance, according to the party's Convenor Nahid Islam.

He said the party's list of potential candidates would be published by mid-November.

Nahid made the remarks after visiting the family of slain July activist Gazi Salauddin in Narayanganj's Godnail on Wednesday afternoon.

Asked about the possibility of an electoral alliance, Nahid said: "There may be a compromise or alliance from a political or ideological point of view. If such a possibility arises -- such as the issue of the July Charter.

"If any party unites or expresses solidarity with the reform demands in the July Charter, then we may consi...