President candidate of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today made an emotional appeal to party lawmakers to vote for him in tomorrow’s presidential election.
Recalling the party’s late chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and its founder Shaheed president Ziaur Rahman, Fakhrul expressed gratitude to them for their contributions to the BNP and also thanked BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for his confidence in him and giving responsibilities on him over the years.
He sought prayers from party lawmakers and urged them to cast their votes in his favour in the presidential election.
The BNP parliamentary party meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, was held at the ruling party meeting room of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban this afternoon. The meeting began at 2pm and continued for around one and a half hours.
