Dhaka, June 26 -- BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the party will begin discussions on seat sharing with its political allies once the election schedule is announced.

"We've not reached that stage yet to talk about seat sharing. This process will begin once the election schedule is announced and election-related activities start," he said.

Khosru, also a BNP Standing Committee member, made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting between BNP's liaison committee and the Gono Odhikar Parishad at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office.

He said the seat-sharing issue will be addressed only after the election process officially begins. "We'll discuss it with all like-minded parties once the schedu...