His manifesto promises administrative decentralisation, reforms to the election process and the Election Commission and stringent measures to curb violence.
The Sammilito Jatiya Jote or United National Alliance led by Ershad organised the rally to demonstrate its political prowess ahead of the eleventh national election. Jatiya Party Senior Co-Chairman Rowshan Ershad and Co-Chairman GM Quader accompanied Ershad on the stage during the rally, which started at 10:30am on Saturday.
The rally has been designed to boost the spirits of their leaders and activists to prepare them for elections in 300 constituencies, said Jatiya Party leaders.
The rally was rescheduled from Oct 6 to Oct 20 due to Ershad’s visit to Singapore and other conferences in different districts.
“The Jatiya Party is stronger now than in the past. It wants to create a modern and safe Bangladesh securing the people’s mandate. This rally will provide a positive political message to the country. We want to show that we can play a big role in the upcoming election,” said Jatiya Party leader Ruhul Amin Howlader.