Khaleda sits with party leaders tonight

BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will hold a meeting with the members of the party’s standing committee, the highest policy-making body of the party, tonight (Wednesday) at 8:00 PM at her Gulshan office in the city.The Gulshan office sources said that she called the meeting to discuss the latest political situation of the country, party’s preparation of sixth national council, formation of the new committee of the Dhaka city and the strategy for the fresh movement.The party standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy on Tuesday told The New Nation that the BNP chief has summoned the meeting to discuss several issues, particularly the strategy of launching street agitation for fresh polls, and holding of national council, as the tenure of the current national executive committee had already expired. The BNP leader added that the new Dhaka city committee would be announced soon dissolving the current convening committee led by Sadeque Hossain Khoka.Party insiders said that the high-command of the party was also planning to form new committees in all the districts and upazilas before the council. Party dedicated leaders, who were active during the anti-government movement before the January-5 polls, would be evaluated in the national council and the new committees of different units and front bodies, they added. They also said that the BNP is now taking preparation to hold its sixth national council, as the party wants to launch fresh street movement for fresh parliamentary polls after reshuffling the party and its several front bodies.