On 22 September 2018 , in a massive rally , the newly formed coalition party : Jatiya Oikya Prokriya ( JOP ) , a platform led by Dr. Kamal Hossain and Prof. Badruddoza Chowdhury , allied themselves with the main opposition party BNP , on condition BNP will no longer be alliance with Jamaat , and vowed joint movements to restore democracy . The BNP-JOP alliance was named the Jatiya Oikya Front . The Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader called the opposing Jatiya Oikya Front , weak and stated that the opposing alliance was not being viewed as a credible threat by the Government . On 10 October 2018 , court verdict against the 2004 grenade attack was given . Top BNP leader Lutfuzzaman Babar was given the death penalty and Tariqe Rahman was given life term imprisonment . BNP rejected the verdict and carried out protests against it . During this time Kamal Hossain as the leader of the Jatiya Oikya Front became the main opposition leader
2004 grenade attack
2004 Dhaka grenade attack
Politics of Bangladesh