Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to participate in the upcoming presidential election, the party said in a notice issued Saturday night. The decision was made at a meeting of its central executive council at the party’s central office in the capital at 7pm Saturday, chaired by Jamaat chief and opposition leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman.

The meeting was attended by the party’s secretary general and former MP Mia Golam Parwar, along with other council members. According to the notice, Jamaat has called a top-level meeting of the 11-party alliance for Sunday as part of its preparations to take part in the presidential election.

The issue of nominating an opposition candidate will be finalized at the 11-party alliance meeting, the notice said. The central executive council also discussed the country’s overall political situation, the issue of constitutional reform, and political programmes announced by the 11-party alliance.