The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

BNP chairperson's adviser Brig Gen (retd) ASM Hannan Shah Thursday said BNP leaders and workers outright rejected the "midnight drama" of Saifur Rahman and his followers.

Talking to reporters at his DOHS residence, he questioned who were the "other people" present on that night at the residence of Saifur Rahman apart from members of the Standing Committee.

Shah said Saifur Rahman telephoned him Wednesday at 4:50pm and requested him to join them, but "I refused." On the contrary, he said he requested Saifur Rahman not to spoil his image through such activities.

"I have already stated this is not a unification process, it is a conspiratorial process," he said, adding that had it been a process of unification, Saifur would not only invite Mannan Bhuiyan, but invite them also.

Shah questioned the motive of the meeting of seven members of the standing committee and said all on a sudden they met and distributed party portfolios among them.

The BNP leader called for a fresh meeting of the standing committee by issuing notice through newspapers to prove whether the meeting was spontaneous or it was held to serve the purpose of any particular quarters.

He told the reporters to publish the names of others who were present on that night at Saifur Rahman's house apart from the BNP standing committee members.

"You must have seen them… Publish their names in your papers, then everything will be clearer," Shah said.