The BNP's extended meeting began in the capital on Thursday morning, with the participation of 3,500 leaders from across the country.
The meeting commenced at 11am on the LD Hall premise of the parliament complex with a condolence motion.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the function as the chief guest virtually from London, UK.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is presiding over the meeting, also virtually from London. He will address the leaders during both the inaugural and closing sessions.
At the beginning of the event, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir delivered a welcome speech, followed by the inaugural address of Tarique Rahman.
The inaugural session featured a screening of the documentary "Prothom Bangladesh, Amader Shesh Bangladesh" produced by the extended meeting implementation media sub-committee.
Amra BNP Poribar has already published a magazine titled "Aastha" to mark this event.
Following the inauguration, a closed-door session was scheduled to take place where grassroots leaders would share their views.
The meeting will conclude with a policy speech by Tarique.
The last BNP extended meeting took place on February 4, 2018, at Le Méridien in Dhaka, where BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia addressed party leaders.
Four days later, on February 8, she was sent to jail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
According to the BNP’s central office, 3,500 leaders from six organizational tiers, ranging from grassroots to the central level, were participating in the extended meeting.
The participants include members of the BNP National Standing Committee, Chairperson’s Advisory Council, National Executive Committee, and presidents, general secretaries, conveners and member secretaries of all city, district, upazila-thana and municipal unit committees.
Leaders from the BNP’s 11 associate and affiliate organizations, including their presidents, general secretaries, conveners and member secretaries, also attended the meeting.
Besides, the BNP candidates who contested the 2018 national election and even those who had obtained initial nominations from the party were in the extended meeting.