The meeting was to begin at Kamal's office at Zaman Tower in Purana Paltan at 3pm on Thursday. Kamal is expected to hold a press conference at 5pm, said Oikya Front Media Coordinator Latiful Bari Hamim. In addition to the BNP and Kamal’s Gono Forum party, the anti-government Jatiya Oikya Front alliance also comprises Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal -- JSD, Krishak Sramik Janata League, Nagorik Oikya and Jatiya Oikya Prokriya. The Jatiya Oikya Front candidates are using the BNP’s ‘paddy sheaf’ symbol for the parliamentary election. Oikya Front leaders say that the emergency meeting has been called to review the overall situation in the context of blocked campaigns, attacks on activists and unwarranted arrests.

Source: bd News24 December 27, 2018 10:07 UTC