Jatiya Party council 28 Dec

As part of the party's move to strengthen its organisational capacity, Jatiya Party has decided to hold its national council on December 28 next, reports UNB.

The council will be held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital.

Party presidium members finalised the decision at a meeting held at Jatiya Party chairman's Banani office on Sunday, said a press release.

Besides, they decided that Jatiya Party will participate in the by-election to Chattogram-8 constituency.

The meeting unanimously nominated party presidium member Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu as its candidate to contest the by-election.

Chattogram-8 (Chandgaon-Boalkhali) seat fell vacant following the death of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal leader Moinuddin Khan Badal, MP.

Badal, also a freedom fighter, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in India on 7 November.

The by-election will be held on 13 January next as per the schedule announced by the election commission on Sunday.