A political coalition led by Nazmul Huda’s Trinamool BNP is keen on joining the ruling Awami League led 14-party Alliance.
Former BNP leader Huda, who had served as a minister in the Khaleda Zia administration, formed a new political outfit after leaving the BNP.
In 2015, he floated a coalition with eight other parties, styled ‘Bangladesh Nationalist Alliance’ (BNA).
On Wednesday, Huda led a BNA delegation for a meeting with the ruling coalition at the Awami League chief’s Dhanmondi offices.
Mohammad Nasim, health minister and coordinator of the ruling coalition, told the media later, “They have expressed their interest. Awami League chief and coalition leader Shiekh Hasina will take the final call.
Huda, the youngest standing committee member of the BNP when it was founded, served twice as a minister of the Khaleda administration, before being expelled.
He lost his Cabinet berth in 1996 for coming with an outline for the caretaker administration system. He was a vice chairman when he was ousted from the party in 2010 for violating discipline.
He returned to the party in 2011 after apologising but in 2014 announced to quit.