The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Former ruling-party BNP yesterday opened parleys with its district leaders in a bid to reactive the organizational network that passed through ordeals in past months and get prepared for the December 18 general election.

Immediate-past premier and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia assigned the party's senior leaders to the task of doing the groundwork in districts and upazilas ahead of the elections.

She constituted seven committees with senior leaders for six divisions and Dhaka.

BNP joint secretary general Nazrul Islam Khan said they started discussions with the presidents and secretaries of district committees and front organizations of seven districts-Mymensingh North and South, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Tangail, Jamalpur and Sherpur. The separate discussions were held at the party's central office.

Khan asked the BNP district leaders to submit their organizational reports detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each committee and suggestions for strengthening those.

After receiving the reports, he said BNP top leaders would visit different districts and submit report to party secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain who will later inform chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Khan said the organizational activities would complete within this month.

BNP standing committee member Chowdhury Tanvir Ahmed who held meeting with leaders of Munshiganj district at BNP city office said they kicked off election activities in a big way.

"The party chairperson and the secretary general will finalize the nominations, he said. He asked the district leaders to work for those who will get party ticket.

Standing Committee member M Shamsul Islam, Mizanur Rahman Sinha, Abdul Mannan and Shafi Bikrampuri, who are from Munshiganj district, were present at the meeting.