Tarique Rahman to address media this afternoon

After a resounding victory in the 13th parliamentary election, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will address a press conference on Saturday afternoon.

The press conference will be held at 3:00pm in the ballroom of Hotel InterContinental Dhaka, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

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This will be Tarique Rahman’s first press conference after returning to the country following nearly one and a half decades abroad and after the BNP’s sweeping victory in the 13th parliamentary election.

According to the unofficial results, the BNP won 209 seats in the parliamentary polls. Tarique Rahman was elected from Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies.

Members of the party’s Standing Committee will also remain present at the press conference.