Tarique joins BNP nomination board on 4th day via Skype

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has joined the interview process for nomination seekers through Skype for the fourth day today.

BNP kicked off today's interviews with nomination-seekers from the Dhaka division at the party chairperson's Gulshan office, Sayrul Kabir Khan, a staff of the BNP chairperson’s media wing said.

WHAT IS TARIQUE’S ROLE IN NOMINATION PROCESS?  

Through video conference, Tarique, who has been staying in London since 2008, on Sunday interviewed 540 nomination seekers from 72 constituencies of 16 districts in the two divisions at the BNP chief's Gulshan office.

Tarique, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison in two corruption cases and life imprisonment in the August 21 grenade attack, also interviewed the nomination aspirants today, on the second day of the nomination process of BNP.

The Awami League questioned his inclusion in the BNP nomination board and drew the Election Commission's attention to the issue.

WHAT DID EC SAY ON TARIQUE CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS?

The EC secretary said on Monday (November 19) that BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman did not violate electoral code of conduct by interviewing nomination seekers from the party through videoconference.

“As he [Tarique] interviewed the candidates online, the commission thinks that it cannot do anything right now,” Helaluddin Ahmed said yesterday.

Source: thedailystar