The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Parliamentary Board of BNP yesterday started interviewing nomination seekers for contesting the next parliamentary elections on December 29.

A 11-member parliamentary board headed by party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia conducted the interview at her Gulshan office in the city.

"The parliamentary board began interviewing of nomination aspirants at 11.00 am," Rizvi Ahmed, office secretary of the party told journalists.

The first batch being interviewed is from Brahmanbaria under Chittagong Division seeking tickets to run the polls, he added.

He said after interviewing Brahmanbaria candidates, applicants from Comilla, Feni and Sylhet division will be interviewed.

He also said that nearly 2000 BNP activists are vying for tickets to run the forthcoming parliamentary polls on December 29.

Earlier, before the interview the candidates gathered under a canopy at Shahabuddin Ahmad Park. Over 300 volunteers have been engaged so that the interviews are conducted smoothly.

The BNP parliamentary board members include the party Secretary General Khandker Delwar Hossain, standing committee members Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain, Chowdhury Tanveer Ahmed Siddiqui, RA Ghani, M Shamsul Islam and Mahbubur Rahman.

Hundreds of supporters have assembled at the party's Chairperson's. Gulshan office.

Traffic movement on the road in front of the office has been suspended creating a serious traffic jam in the nearby roads and lanes. Security has been beefed up in the area on the occasion. BNP completed sale of nomination papers on November 25 and 26.