Dhaka, June 18 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday criticised Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for skipping the National Consensus Commission meeting on Tuesday due to fears of losing relevance after the national election.

"Many were not happy with the meeting outcome because the election will bring danger for them. As long as there is no election, they hold considerable importance," he said at a programme of the Dhaka North City Unit BNP.

Once the election concludes, the BNP leader said, the party supported by people will come to power.

In an oblique reference to Jamaat, he said the party is concerned about how much influence it will retain after the election. "That is why they were disappointed and did not att...