UNB, Dhaka
In a latest turn of events in the uneasy political arena, Detained BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday declared illegal her party’s October 29 standing committee meeting that nominated M Saifur Rahman as acting chairperson and Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed acting secretary general.
Khaleda’s decision was communicated through her two attorneys -Barrister Nawshad Zamir and Adv Sanaullah Mia-who met her at the makeshift jail in the high-security Parliament Bhaban complex yesterday evening.
“As chairperson I did not convene any standing-committee meeting for October 29. [Read more]