Mujibur Rahman Manju, chairman of the Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), said that if the growing distance between the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami turns into open conflict, it would politically benefit the ruling Awami League. He made the remarks on Friday, May 15, in Chattogram while addressing a city-level AB Party organizers’ gathering as the chief guest.

Manju recalled that the BNP had formed a government in 1991 with Jamaat’s support, but later their relations deteriorated over student organization influence in educational institutions, leading to violent clashes. He noted that although the two parties reunited in 2001 to share power and political movements, they now appear to be heading toward confrontation again. He warned that escalating tensions, along with internal disputes within the ruling BNP, could worsen law and order across the country.

The AB Party chairman also expressed concern that the past practice of using police as a partisan force might return. He urged the government to strengthen the judiciary and the Anti-Corruption Commission, warning that failure to do so could create more complex political challenges ahead.