A meeting of ruling party BNP’s highest policymaking body, the National Standing Committee, is underway at the chairman’s office in Gulshan.
The meeting began at 7pm (Friday).
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is chairing the meeting.
BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter.
Those attending the meeting include BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed; Standing Committee members and lawmakers Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Nazrul Islam Khan, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Begum Selima Rahman and Amanullah Aman; Prime Minister’s Adviser on Public Administration Ismail Zabiullah; and BNP Chairman’s Adviser Dr Farhad Halim Doner.