Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP held two separate meetings on Friday with the leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam and the 12-party alliance to discuss the country's current political situation and their future course of action to force the government to arrange the next election promptly, by implementing the necessary reforms.

A delegation from Jamiat Ulama-e Islam met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan at around 6:30pm at the BNP Chairperson's office in Gulshan.

Contacted, 12-party coordinator Shahadat Hossain Selim told UNB that they discussed various issues, including arranging the election promptly, exerting pressure on the government to achieve this, and maintaining control over comm...