Newly elected members of parliament from the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance will take their oaths and join the national parliament, according to Hamidur Rahman Azad, Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami and coordinator of the alliance’s liaison committee. He stated that the alliance has decided to participate in parliament and engage in constructive criticism. Azad made these remarks on Sunday, February 15, after a meeting with the Election Commission at its headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka.

Earlier that day, at 11:45 a.m., a delegation from the 11-party alliance visited the Election Commission to submit complaints regarding alleged vote rigging and irregularities in 30 constituencies during the 13th national parliamentary election. The constituencies include Panchagarh-1, Thakurgaon-2, Dinajpur-3, Dinajpur-5, Lalmonirhat-1, Lalmonirhat-2, Gaibandha-4, Bogura-2, Bogura-3, Sirajganj-1, Jashore-3, Khulna-3, Khulna-5, Barguna-1, Barguna-2, Jhalakathi-1, Pirojpur-2, Mymensingh-6, Mymensingh-8, Mymensingh-10, Kishoreganj-3, Dhaka-6, Dhaka-8, Dhaka-10, Dhaka-13, Dhaka-17, Gopalganj-2, Brahmanbaria-2, Chandpur-4, Chattogram-14, and Cox’s Bazar-4.

The alliance’s decision signals its intent to participate in parliamentary activities despite raising allegations of electoral misconduct.