She also said her party should be reformed with the participation of leaders and activists of all levels.

"The party cannot be reformed with only a few people," she firmly told reporters at Birdem Hospital in the capital yesterday.

The former prime minister went to the hospital to see ailing Nazrul Islam Khan, joint secretary general of the party, who had been hospitalised on Saturday with diabetes, a heart condition, and back pain.

Meanwhile, party Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan continued his views exchange meetings with senior leaders to finalise another reform proposal. He yesterday met Dr RA Goni, one of the most senior leaders of the party, to discuss the much talked about issue of reforming BNP.

The BNP chief stayed at the hospital for about 40 minutes and inquired about Khan's health condition and the treatment he is getting. Mannan Bhuiyan was not present there at the time but Selima Rahman, another joint secretary general of the party, accompanied the party chairperson.

As she was leaving the hospital, Khaleda told the reporters, "I am always in favour of reforms and you saw that we brought major changes to our party policies. We shifted from a presidential system to a parliamentary system, and we also endorsed the policy of free market economy."

"I took many reform oriented steps when we were in the government," she said adding that she will bring in reforms after discussing with all levels of the party in line with the expectations of the people.

"I am preparing a reform proposal which will be finalised through consultation with all after the ban on indoor politics is lifted," she said.

When asked about some BNP leaders' move to bring reforms excluding her, she said, "I am in favour of reforms but it should happen with the participation of everyone."

"Reforms will be implemented as the party leaders and activists are expecting it," Khaleda said adding that reforming a party is an ongoing process and for that the ban on politics needs to be lifted.

"We have to discuss with all and you know that BNP is the largest political party of the country with millions of people supporting it," she said.

RA Goni, who is also a member of the party standing committee, however said kicking out any leader including the chairperson out of the party is absolutely out of the question, but corrupt leaders will definitely be booted out.

Ashraf Hossain, a reformist leader and a joint secretary general of the party, told The Daily Star that they will make public their reform proposal through the media for the people to consider.

"We will disclose the proposal through you [the media] and see what happens," he said.

Terming Khaleda's pro-reform speech as a 'good sign', Ashraf, who is also a close aide to Mannan Bhuiyan, said, "We cannot postpone thinking about the welfare of the party just because lifting of the ban on indoor politics is being delayed."

Meanwhile, Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan was busy finalising a draft of a reform proposal, which he discussed with RA Goni during their meeting yesterday.

Later RA Goni told reporters, "The minus two theory is a not a theory at all."

He also said bringing reforms to political parties is the demand of the time and an imperative without which the country and the nation will face a catastrophic chaos, so everybody should contribute to the reform process from his or her own position.

"Ousting or deducting anyone from politics cannot be a solution, even if someone leaves willingly still it cannot be considered as a solution," he said.