BNP on Tuesday sat with Ganosanghati Andolan in the city as part of its ongoing dialogue with political parties to forge a strong unity for a greater movement for the "restoration" of democracy.

A BNP delegation, led by party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir joined the talks around 12:15pm at Ganosanghati Andolan’s Hatirpool central office.

Amid the speculation about the formation of a new political platform, 'Ganatantra Mancha', by seven parties, BNP is holding the talks with one of its probable components Ganosanghati Andolan.

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The other BNP delegation members include its standing committee members Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuk and former MP Zahir Uddin Swapan.

Ganosanghati Andolan’s chief coordinator Zonayed Saki, its executive coordinator Abul Hasan Rubel, political council member Taslima Akhter, party leaders Hasan Maruf Rumi, Bachchu Bhuiyan, Deepak Roy, Shyamoli Shil and Mizanur Rahman, among others, took part in the talks.

On May 24, BNP formally began a dialogue with other opposition parties with the first meeting with Nagorik Oikya aimed at forging unity among opposition political parties.

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Three days later, the party also sat with the Labour Party, one of the components of the 20-party alliance.

The BNP standing committee decided to hold talks with political parties and finalise an outline of a united movement through the discussions.