Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- BNP Chairman Tirique Rahman has exchanged greetings with journalists at a party-organised event in Dhaka, marking his first public engagement since formally taking charge of the party.

The programme began at 11am on Saturday at a hotel in Dhaka's Banani.

Editors of national dailies, chief executives of electronic media outlets, heads of news agencies and senior journalists from across Bangladesh attended the ceremony.

Upon arriving at the venue, Tarique personally greeted editors and journalists.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir accompanied him during the interaction.

Fakhrul said the meeting marked the first such interaction in many years, noting that Tarique had been unable to meet media leaders d...