Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday evening.

A BNP Standing Committee member and a source at the Chief Adviser's Office said that the meeting will be held in the evening at the Chief Adviser's official residence Jamuna.

They said Tarique will be accompanied by several BNP Standing Committee members and they are expected to discuss issues relating to the election atmosphere.

This will be the second formal meeting between the Chief Adviser and the BNP Chairman.

Tarique and Prof Yunus previously held their first one-to-one meeting in London on 13 June last year, when Tarique was serving as the party's acting chairman.

Following that meeting at the Dorchester Hotel, b...