Dhaka desk: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will lead her party delegation during a dialogue with President Abdul Hamid on constitution of the new Election Commission (EC) at Bangabhaban.
The party sent the names of its 10-member delegation to the Bangabhaban this (Thursday) noon for the talks on December 18, said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
He said party secretary general and senior standing committee members have been included in the delegation.
Party insiders said Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Moudud Ahmed, Jamiruddin Sircar, Mahbubur Rahman, Tariqul Islam, Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Mirza Abbas and Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury have been included in the list of the delegation members.
Earlier on Monday, A letter was sent to BNP's Nayapaltan central office from Bangabhaban inviting it to hold a dialogue with President Abdul Hamid on EC formation.
The letter, addressed to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has requested the party to meet the President at 4:30pm at Bangabhaban on December 18 for holding talks.
It also asked the party to send the names of a 10-member BNP delegation to Bangabhaban for the talks.
Party leaders wishing anonymity said, the BNP delegation will discuss with the President on the basis of their chairperson's proposal on constituting a stronger and neutral Commission.
They will also propose the names of five to six the country's noted citizens, four retired judges to include them in the search committee.
Besides, they are likely to discuss the formation of an election time neutral government to facilitate the EC holding a fair and impartial election.
On November 18, Khaleda Zia placed a 13-point proposal for forming the new EC and called for re-constituting the EC in consultation with representatives of all registered political parties or with representatives of all political parties who over different periods had representation in the national parliament.
On December 6, BNP submitted its chairperson Khaleda Zia's 13-point proposal on constituting a stronger Election Commission (EC) to Bangabhaban for President Abdul Hamid's consideration.
President will start dialogue on the formation of the new EC on December 18 through the first meeting with BNP at 4.30 pm.
The President will hold meetings with Jatiya Party on December 20, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Krishak Sramik Janata League on December 21 and Jatiya Samajtantrik Party-Inu on December 22.
The President will hold meetings with other registered political parties in phases.unb.
