Bangladesh, July 20 -- Five months after forming the government, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is making its first formal attempt to address mounting frustration among the smaller parties that stood with it during the movement against the ousted Awami League government.Maps

BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will host senior leaders of allied parties for a dinner at the State Guest House Jamuna on Monday evening, July 20 - his first meeting with the top leaders of the parties that joined the BNP-led simultaneous anti-government movement since the government was formed, according to party sources.

BNP Standing Committee members Nazrul Islam Khan and Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury have been assigned to coordinate with ...