DHAKA: Leaders of 20-party alliance led by BNP sat in a meeting on Saturday (March 24) to hold discussion on moves ahead of the national parliamentary polls, present situation of the country and initiatives for BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s release.

The meeting, chaired by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, began at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in Gulshan, at 7:00pm.   

BNP Standing committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Nazrul Islam Khan took part in the discussion.

Jamaat-e-Islami central executive committee member Abdul Halim, Khilafat Majlish Secretary General Ahmad Abdul Quader, Bangladesh Muslim League (BML) secretary general Advocate Sheikh Julfikar Bulbul Chowdhury, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andalib Rahman Partho, Bangladesh Kalyan Party Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Syed Muhamamd Ibrahim, National Peoples’ Party (NPP) Chairman Dr Fariduzzaman Farhad, Islami Oikya Jote Chairman MA Rakib, Jatiya Gonotantrik Party (JAGPA) General Secretary Khandaker Lutfur Rahman, NDP Acting Secretary General Mohammad Monjur Hossain Esha, Bangladesh Islami Party Secretary General Mohmmad Abul Quashem, Samyabadi Dal leader Sayeed Ahmed, Jamiat-E-Ulema-E-Islam Bangladesh Joint Secretary (Mumin-Quashemi) Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury, Jamiat-E-Ulema-E-Islam Bangladesh Joint Secretary (Oakkas-Sheikh Mujib) Golam Mohiuddin Ikram, Democratic League leader Saifuddin Moni, NAP-Bhasani leader Advocate Mohammad Azharul Islam, Bangladesh NAP Secretary General M Golam Mostofa Bhuiyan, Jatiya Party (Zafor) Secretary General Mostofa Jaman Haider, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Redwan Ahmed, Bangladesh Peoples League leader Garib Newaz, Labor Party leaders Dr Mustafizur Rahman Iran and Imdadul Haque Chowdhury attended the meeting. 

BDST: 0905 HRS, MAR 24, 2018
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