, June 11 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday expressed optimism that the expected meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and their party acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London will usher in a fresh breeze for democracy in Bangladesh.

"I believe this meeting will be historic and bring a fresh breeze for Bangladesh's democracy. This meeting is very important," he told journalists during a briefing at BNP's Nayapaltan central office.

Rizvi said the entire nation is now looking towards the London meeting with great expectations, as the formal talks between Prof Yunus and Tarique are seen as a source of joy.

He hoped that this meeting would play an important role in safeguarding and strengtheni...