BNP standing committee meeting underway

A meeting of the BNP’s highest policymaking body, the National Standing Committee, began on Saturday evening with BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair.

The meeting began around 7pm at the BNP chairman’s political office in the capital’s Gulshan.

The meeting was ongoing at the time of filing this report.

Senior leaders of the National Standing Committee were attending the meeting, party sources said.

The meeting is discussing the country’s current political and economic situation, the government’s overall activities, state affairs and various organisational issues of the party, they said.

The meeting may also take important decisions on the future course of action of the government and the party, according to the sources.