Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- BNP is not worried about Jamaat-e-Islami's move to forge an electoral alliance with some Islamist parties, but the party will counter it politically if any quarter tries to use the religion card in the upcoming national election, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

In an interview with UNB, Fakhrul also hinted at including the National Citizen Party (NCP) as a partner in BNP's electoral alliance, saying his party is open to forming coalitions with all democratic parties --even with Jamaat--as part of its plan to form a national government after the election.

He said BNP will be generous in sharing seats with its alliance partners if they have viable candidates.

The BNP leader also urged Jamaat to t...