Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to hold meetings with senior leaders of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party at his official residence Jamuna on Sunday evening, amid the ongoing political situation in the country.
The meetings will begin with Jamaat-e-Islami at 4:30pm, followed by NCP at 6:30pm, and BNP at 7:30pm, chief adviser鈥檚 senior assistant press secretary Fayez Ahammad told UNB.
The meeting with Bangladesh Nationalist Party was earlier scheduled for 3:00pm.
But, due to a pre-scheduled discussion programme marking the party鈥檚 founding anniversary at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir requested a change in timing. The chief adviser鈥檚 office later rescheduled the meeting to 7:30pm.
鈥楾he chief adviser has invited us for talks. We think the discussion will cover the current evolving situation, political crisis and election-related issues,鈥� said BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed.
The political tensions in Bangladesh escalated following a clash on Friday night between activists of Jatiya Party and Gono Odhikar Parishad.
During the incident, Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur was seriously injured after a baton charge by the army and police.
In response, the interim government decided to launch a judicial probe into the attack on Nurul Haque Nur.
Jamaat鈥檚 Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said that their party鈥檚 four-member delegation would attend the meeting at 4:30pm.
NCP鈥檚 senior joint convener Ariful Islam Adib said they would join the meeting and discuss the current political situation.