, Jan. 21 -- BNP will take an overall position in favour of 'Yes' in the upcoming referendum, which will be held alongside the 13th national parliamentary election on February 12.

"When our parliamentary election candidates visited Dhaka, we told them that BNP will take a position in favour of 'Yes' in the referendum during the election campaign," party Election Steering Committee spokesperson Mahdi Amin said on Wednesday.

Speaking at a press briefing at BNP's election office in Gulshan area, he also said the party has already informed all its members that, overall, BNP will take a position in favour of 'Yes' in the referendum.

During the July Charter formulation process at the National Consensus Commission, Mahdi said BNP had a clear ...