The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called an emergency meeting of its National Standing Committee, the party’s top policymaking body, to be held at 7 p.m. at the chairperson’s office in Gulshan. BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the information. Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will preside over the meeting virtually. Although the specific agenda has not been disclosed, it is widely believed that the meeting was convened in response to Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s announcement that the national election and referendum will be held on the same day. The BNP has long demanded that both events take place simultaneously, and the party is expected to discuss its next course of action following the announcement.