, Jan. 30 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Friday said the party has not retreated from its own reform agenda despite joining the Jamaat-e-Islami led 11-party alliance for the upcoming national election.

"The 11-party alliance is an electoral alliance. We remain committed to the ideals we stood for from the beginning," Nahid said.

He was speaking at the NCP's election manifesto unveiling ceremony in Gulshan. "This alliance has been formed on the basis of minimum political consensus. Aligning with older parties does not mean we have stepped away from the idea of a new political settlement."

Nahid said the NCP's separate election manifesto reflects the party's continued commitment to building an anti-fascist and di...