BNP seeks time till Jan 31 to submit party constitution

UNB, Dhaka

Opposition BNP on Sunday formally sought time till January 31 next from the Election Commission to submit its final constitution complying with the amended Representation of People's Ordinance (RPO).
BNP office secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi submitted an application, signed by BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain, to the Chief Election Commissioner at about 3pm seeking the time.
The application noted that the party would require time to complete its councils from all levels-ward to district-across the country and the process for holding the council has already started.
The party committees at all these levels will be constituted through elections as per provision of the RPO, the BNP application said.
Earlier, on July 16, a 3-member delegation of BNP met with the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to discuss the possible extension of the time for six months to allow them to submit the party's final constitution as approved by the national council.
During the meeting, CEC Dr Shamsul Huda had advised the BNP delegation to seek in writing the extension of time.
The Election Commission earlier set July 25 for the registered political parties to submit their final constitutions complying with the RPO.