BNP's extended meeting began in the capital on Thursday morning, with the participation of 3,500 leaders from across the country.

The meeting commenced at 11am on the LD Hall premise of the National Parliament Complex with a condolence motion.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is presiding over the meeting virtually from London. He will address the leaders during both the inaugural and closing sessions.

At the beginning of the event, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is delivering a welcome speech, followed by the inaugural address of Tarique Rahman.

The inaugural session features a screening of the documentary ‘Prothom Bangladesh, Amader Shesh Bangladesh’ produced by the Extended Meeting Implementation Media Sub-Committee.

Besides, Amra BNP Poribar has already published a magazine titled ‘Aastha’ (Confidence) to mark this significant event.

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Following the inauguration, a closed-door session will take place where grassroots leaders will share their views. The meeting will conclude with a policy speech by Tarique Rahman.

The last BNP extended meeting was held on February 4, 2018, at Le Méridien in Dhaka, where BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia addressed party leaders. Four days later, on February 8, she was sent to the jail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

According to BNP’s central office, 3,500 leaders from six organisational tiers, ranging from grassroots to the central level, are participating in this extended meeting.

The participants include members of the National Standing Committee, the Chairperson’s Advisory Council, the National Executive Committee, and presidents, general secretaries, conveners, and member secretaries of all city, district, upazila-thana, and municipal unit committees.

Leaders from BNP’s 11 associate and affiliate organisations, including their presidents, general secretaries, conveners, and member secretaries, also attended the meeting.

Besides, the BNP candidates who run the 2018 national election and even those who had obtained initial nomination from the party are in the extended meeting.

With this extended meeting, the BNP’s journey towards the next national election and its election oriented programme would be started.