Dhaka, May 17 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that individuals who may support the Awami League but are not directly affiliated with it can be granted BNP membership if they are socially acceptable.

Such individuals must have no record of political unrest, obstruction of BNP activities, or harassment of its members, and may have even indirectly supported the party, he told a member renewal event organised by Chattogram Divisional BNP in the port city on Saturday.

He stressed the need for caution in selecting new members, adding that those known for corruption, extortion, anti-social behaviour, or lacking public credibility should be excluded.

"Anyone whose presence harms BNP's public image or supp...