Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Former Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Sunday (December 28, 2025) said he will not join the National Citizen Party (NCP) because of its alliance with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

In a post on his verified Facebook account at night, Mahfuj said his respect, affection and friendship for his 'July comrades' remain intact, but he has decided to stay away from the party.

"Under the present reality, my respect, affection and friendship for my July comrades will not be erased. But I am not becoming part of the NCP," he wrote.

Mahfuj said he was offered the opportunity to contest the election as a candidate of the Jamaat-NCP alliance, but he was not interested.

"Maintaining my long-standing position is far more important t...