Nazrul Islam Khan, a member of BNP’s Standing Committee and chairman of its Election Management Committee, has said that the party will vote ‘Yes’ in the upcoming referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter.
He said, “We have always advocated reforms first. We have called for an increase in women’s seats in Parliament. Jamaat did not even nominate a single woman. We are in favour of voting ‘Yes’ in the referendum.”
Nazrul Islam made the remarks to journalists on Tuesday (January 13) afternoon after a meeting between a BNP delegation from the Election Management Committee and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin. The meeting was held at the Election Commission office in Agargaon and was attended by other commissioners and the EC Secretary.
Nazrul Islam Khan, a member of BNP’s Standing Committee and chairman of its Election Management Committee, speaks to journalists on Tuesday (January 13).—Jago News photo
He also addressed the issue of dual citizenship, saying, “There are problems regarding dual citizenship. The Constitution states that any candidate can participate in elections if they renounce dual citizenship. Yet, in some cases, returning officers are canceling the candidacies of our and other parties’ candidates. We discussed ensuring that this issue does not become complicated.”
The four-member BNP delegation at the meeting was led by Nazrul Islam Khan. Other participants included BNP Chairman’s Advisory Council member Ismail Jabiullah, former acting EC Secretary Mohammad Zakaria, and Ruhul Quddus Kajol.