Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shafiqul Islam Masud has said the party aims to unite people from all walks of life and is working toward forming a grand alliance of Islamic parties for the upcoming national election. “We are receiving positive responses, and as the election nears, this process will become more visible and organized,” he said. However, not all Islamic parties are aligned with Jamaat. Khelafat Majlis chief Mawlana Mamunul Haque clarified that while his party supports unity efforts, it will not join Jamaat’s alliance due to “fundamental ideological differences.” Islami Oikya Jote Secretary-General Sakhawat Hossain Raji said grassroots clerics hold negative views about Jamaat, and their opinion will not be ignored. Islami Andolan leader Ahmad Abdul Kaiyum affirmed his party’s stance for unity but said no official talks had yet taken place regarding a Jamaat alliance.