"JP will announce its decision to form alliance at a party grand rally at Paltan Maidan," he told a public meeting at Satkhira High School ground.

Twelve-point includes holding of upazila elections immediately, setting up of upazila and family courts, maintaining Islam as the state religion and Friday as weekend holiday, and supply of electricity and water to all places of worship and institutions, including mosques, madrasas and temples without charges.

He, however, said his party will separately take part in the next general election if they can gather enough strength and competent candidates within the next six months.

He said both the BNP and Awami League have failed to run the state as Bangladesh has become champion in corruption after the two parties assumed the power.

Ershad said JP needs to be voted to power again to make Bangladesh free from corruption as he claimed there was no allegation of corruption during his nine-year rule.

Referring to the recent remarks by the Prime Minister and the opposition leader at their public meetings, he said the nation is now frightened as the two leaders are on collision course branding each other as traitors.

"The two parties are now behaving as each other's enemy," the Jatiya Party chief said.