Politics

Preparation for BNP's 7th council underway: Fakhrul

The preparation for the 7th council of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is underway, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today. 

Fakhrul said this after offering fateha prayer and placing floral-wreaths at the graveyard of late President Ziaur Rahman on Saturday. 

The programme was held after the party elected two standing committee members - Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Begum Selina Rahman on Wednesday.

Replying to a question of a journalist, Fakhrul, said: “We are taking the preparation for council and our activities have already begun". 

BNP leaders Nazrul Islam Khan, Habibur Rahman Habib, Mujibur Rahman Sarwar, Shama Obayed, advocate Masud Ahmed Talukder, Shirin Sultana were present among others.