BNP chief Tarique Rahman to meet Islami Andolan leader Charmonai Pir

He has already met Jamaat and NCP leaders after the BNP won a two-thirds majority in the election

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to visit the residence of Islami Andolan chief Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, popularly known as Charmonai Pir, on Dhaka's Bailey Road.

The BNP chief has been continuing a series of courtesy calls on rival political leaders after securing a landslide victory in the parliamentary election.

"The meeting is scheduled for Monday evening at the Islami Andolan ameer's residence," said BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan.

Islamic Andolan Central Publicity and Dawah secretary Sheikh Fazlul Karim Maruf said the meeting will be held at their ameer's residence on Siddheshwari Road at 7pm.

After winning two-thirds of the seats in the election, the BNP chief has been meeting leaders of competing parties in what many see as a rare gesture of political goodwill.

On Sunday, Tarique held separate courtesy meetings with Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and NCP Convenor Nahid Islam.

The BNP secured 209 seats, with newly elected MPs set to take oaths on Tuesday morning and the new cabinet due to be sworn in later in the afternoon.