Dhaka, May 24 -- member BNP delegation sat in a meeting with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Saturday evening as part of efforts to defuse mounting political tension in the country.

The meeting, led by BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, began at 7:35pm at the Chief Advisers' official residence Jamuna.

The other members of the delegation included Standing Committee Members Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Salahuddin Ahmed.

Speaking to reporters earlier in the day after attending a programme in the capital, BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said their discussion with the Chief Adviser would focus on the prevailing political situation, the upcoming general electi...