Dhaka: BNP decided to join forthcoming municipality elections on conditions with ensuring a lone candidate in each of the 236 municipalities from the coalition, said the it’s international affairs secretary Asaduzzaman Ripon.

Asaduzzaman confirm BNP’s participation in the municipal polls during a press briefing at the party’s headquarter in Nayapaltan on Friday morning.

Earlier, BNP-led 20-Party Alliance, following a meeting on Thursday night, said it would take more time to decide on taking part in municipal elections likely to be held on party-basis on 30 December.

However, United News of Bangladesh quotes president of the BNP-led alliance’s partner National People’s Party Fariduzzaman Farhad, all the members of their coalition agreed to take part in the elections.

‘We’ve decided to join the polls under the banner of 20-party alliance,’ said Farhad.

He said all alliance members were asked to submit the list of their parties’ candidates to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia by Friday.

Later, he said, the BNP chief will finalise the 236 candidates of the 20-party alliance to vie for the mayoral posts in the polls.