Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will formally unveil its election manifesto for the parliamentary election on Friday.

Chairman Tarique Rahman will announce the manifesto at 3:30pm at the ballroom of Pan Pacific Sonargaon, party media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan has said.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will preside over the programme, while Nazrul Islam Khan, a Standing Committee member and chairman of the party's central election steering committee, will moderate the event.

Tarique is leading the BNP in the upcoming election, making this his first time launching an election manifesto as party leader.

Historically, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia led the party and announced its manifestos...