The new committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s
(BNP) Dhaka North Metropolitan unit will not be formed anytime soon. However,
those aspiring to leadership positions have already started lobbying for places
on the committee. Nearly a dozen candidates are in the race for positions in
the “Super Two,” the top two leadership posts.
The BNP high command is looking for candidates with a “clean
image.” The party does not want to face the same types of allegations that led
to the dissolut...