Khelafat Majlis on Saturday officially announced its withdrawal from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance.

The decision was disclosed at the party's third general meeting of its Central Majlis-e-Shura at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) auditorium in the capital.

Khelafat Majlis will abstain from all future programmes and activities of the 11-party alliance, the party said in a press release signed by the party's Central Publicity Secretary Engineer Abdul Hafiz Khasru.

However, the party noted that it would consider participating in the future if the need arises to build a broader coalition.

Party sources revealed that following the 11-party divisional rally in Chattogram on June 13, Khelafat Majlis officially asked the alliance not to use the party’s name or its leaders' names on banners or promotional materials for any future events.

Later, when the party’s name was used at a rally in Rangpur it was withdrawn following objections from Khelafat Majlis.

Since then, the party's name has not been used in any alliance programmes.

Addressing their stance, party leaders noted that while they were part of the initial understanding and maintained a slight presence in some post-election programmes of the 11-party alliance, they have refrained from participating in alliance activities for several days.