Hasina invited to BNP council
A number of founding members of BNP were excluded from the list of guests to be invited to the inaugural session of its fifth national council though about three thousand guests, apart from councillors and delegates, are going to attend it.
The daylong council will be held tomorrow at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the chair.
Khaleda visited the council venue last evening to see for herself the progress in the run-up to the council. She also talked to sub-committee conveners and enquired about the council preparation.
Khaleda, also the leader of the opposition, invited her political archrival Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the inaugural session.
Meanwhile, the party yesterday started to distribute councillor to sub-committee conveners and enquired about the council preparation.
Khaleda, also the leader of the opposition, invited her political archrival Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the inaugural session.
Meanwhile, the party yesterday started to distribute councillor and delegate cards from the party's central office at Nayapaltan.
According to the prior announcement by party's Office Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi about 2512 councillors and 12 thousand delegates will attend the national council.
BNP's Joint Secretary General Goyeshwar Chandra Roy, also the convener of publicity sub-committee, yesterday told The Daily Star at least 2600 guests including political leaders will be invited to the council.
But leaders like former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, Col (retd) Oli Ahmed, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Chowdhury Tanbir Ahmed Siddique, Majedul Islam, Lt Gen (retd) Mir Shawkat Ali might not be invited.
All of them except Shawkat served the party as member of the national standing committee. Most of them were close aide of Ziaur Rahman when he floated BNP.
Of them, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Tanbir Siddiky were expelled from the party. Khaleda expelled Bhuiyan as he breached party discipline during the immediate past caretaker government while the standing committee expelled Tanbir Siddiky due to his son's objectionable statement about Khaelda Zia.
Badruddoza Chowdhury and Oli Ahmed left the party and floated new parties -- Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh and Liberal Democratic Party respectively.
Meanwhile, Khaleda Zia also visited the grave of Ziaur Rahman, the founder of the party, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar last evening.
Hundreds of leaders, workers and supporters welcomed her there by chanting slogans. They also brought out procession wishing the party's national council a success.
Party's senior leaders including Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain were also present.
Some senior police officials led by Deputy Police Commissioner Chowdhury Manjurul Quader yesterday afternoon visited the council venue and held a meeting with Brig Gen (retd) Hannan Shah to discuss the security measures on the day of council.
Home Minister Sahara Khatun said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia would be provided with special security during the party's national council as demanded.
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain on Saturday demanded special security for party chief Khaleda Zia during the council session.
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