The New Nation - Internet Edition

Rafiqul Islam Azad

A move is on from the BNP leadership to bring former secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and other dissidents back to the party fold and nominate them for the ensuing elections.

Mannan Bhuiyan, who was expelled from the party earlier, was preparing to participate in the elections along with his supporters as independent candidates.

He did not float any new party nor sought registration from the Election Commission to operate as separate entity. A BNP leader close to Mannan Bhuiyan said that he and his supporters should be invited to return to the party with due honour.

Emissaries were sent to him by the Party Chairperson in the last few days in this connection. The deal is now at the final stage, sources said.