Dhaka, July 19 -- BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said their party was not invited to the national rally organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan.

"We have been asked why no one of us went to the event (of Jamaat) that is being held in Dhaka. How can we go if we are not invited?" he said while speaking at a seminar in the city's Banani area.

He also said even if an invitation had been extended, it would not necessarily mean the party would have attended.

Meanwhile, Jamaat's Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher told the media that only the parties which support the 'proportional representation (PR)' system were invited to the rally.

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