BNP’s extended meeting held

An extended meeting of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was held with an aim to collect feedback from grassroots leaders and activists on the party's next organisational steps ahead of the next national elections.

The meeting started at the LD Hall premises of the Jatiya Sangsad at  Sher-e-Bangla Nagar at 11:00 am on Thursday (February 27).

Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman spoke and provide directives on strengthening the party's organisational activities ahead of the polls by joining the meeting virtually from London. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia also addressed the meeting as the chief guest. 

The meeting was attended by members of the party's National Standing Committee, Chairperson's Advisory Council, Central Executive Committee, and presidents, general secretaries, or conveners and member secretaries of all metropolitan, district, upazila, and municipal committees.

According to party sources, since the political changeover, BNP’s attention has been entirely focused on the national elections. The extended meeting will mark the beginning of the party’s election-oriented campaign.

The last extended meeting was held in 2018 at a hotel in Dhaka, where BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was present for an emergency executive committee meeting.