Bangladesh, Jan. 20 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent preliminary information to the Election Commission regarding the hiring of lobbyists by BNP in the United States and subsequent expenditure of US$ 3.75 million for the purpose.

The relevant documents have also been shared with the Bangladesh Bank for further scrutiny,

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam told UNB on Wednesday.

He wrote to the Election Commission as there is a provision in the political parties registration rules for submitting a statement on income and expenditure of each political party.

Since the agreements were signed using BNP's central office address, the State Minister requested the EC to confirm from which account the money was sent ...