The National Citizen Party (NCP) has greeted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with flowers on its 47th founding anniversary. The NCP team included Chief Organiser (North) Sarjis Alam, Senior Joint Convenors Samantha Sharmin and Ariful Islam Adeeb, and Organiser Mostak Ahmed Shishir, among others. But the gesture was warmly received by BNP leaders, and the two sides held discussions for some time. The BNP, founded by late president Ziaur Rahman on Sept 1, 1978, is celebrating its 47th anniversary. After the meeting, NCP’s Samantha Sharmin said: “BNP is another name for democracy.
