He seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, the party's Joint Secretary General Syed Moajjem Hossain said, "They invited us. We are very happy. We will go."
"We invited them to our conference. They did not come. They did not even care to make a courtesy call expressing inability to attend. But we shall attend," he said.
The Awami League invited BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday to its 20th National Council to be held on Saturday and Sunday.