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BNP chief to meet senior leaders tonight

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet party’s senior leaders tonight (Tuesday) to discuss over  the invitation from the President on the reconstitution of Election Commission, BNP leaders said.

At tonight`s meeting, the BNP chairperson will take decision on the BNP delegation members who will participate at the discussion with the president on December 18 at Bangabhaban, according to party leaders.

The meeting is scheduled to be held at Khaleda`s Gulshan office in Dhaka.

BNP`s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir confirmed this to journalists. He said that  Khaleda will set the strategies at tonight`s meeting. Earlier President’s press secretary Joynal Abedin said on Monday that President Abdul Hamid will start President Abdul Hamid will start dialogues with registered political parties on the reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) from December 18.

Read More : President’s dialogue on EC to start Dec 18 The President will hold meeting with Jatiya Party on December 20, Liberal Democratic Party and Krishak Sramik Janata League on December 21 and Jatiya Samajtantric Dal (JASOD-Inu) on December 22, he added.In 2012, the then President Zillur Rahman appointed the present CEC Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad to lead the five-member EC through a search committee after holding meetings with political parties.The tenure of the current EC expires in February. The new EC will conduct the next general election scheduled to be held in 2019.