NCP member secretary Akhtar Hossain described the Election Commission’s decision to allow the Jatiya Party to contest in the upcoming polls as an 'agency game'. Speaking to reporters on Sunday at the party’s temporary central office in Banglamotor after a meeting with senior officials from the US Embassy, he urged the commission not to permit the Jatiya Party, which he said had created autocracy, to take part in the election. He alleged that the commission was exploiting legal loopholes to facilitate the party’s participation.

NCP joint convener Sultan Mohammad Zakaria said the United States viewed positively the alliance between NCP and Jamaat-e-Islami, which he described as 'natural allies' sharing common reform and justice goals. He detailed that a four-member NCP delegation had earlier met US Embassy officials to discuss election preparations, political risks, and possible technical assistance from the US side.

Zakaria added that the hour-long discussion also covered mutual cooperation as development partners and that the US diplomats appreciated NCP’s stance against dominance and for ensuring justice after the election.