BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has responded cautiously to the government’s new “zero-portrait policy,” under which President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s portraits have been removed from foreign missions. Rizvi said, “The government has introduced this policy, and in its context they have acted. Whether it is right or wrong, we will discuss within the party before making any comments.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued verbal instructions to embassies and consulates to remove the President’s portraits, a directive already enforced in several missions.